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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
all
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
angry
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
apprehensions
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
aright
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
BATHES
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
better
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
briskly
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
crooning
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
doors
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
evening
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
feelings
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
filled
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
flung
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
game
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
gently
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
hand
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
heard
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
held
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
house
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
Kelly
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
Lady
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
latched
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
like
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
longer
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
MOONLIGHT
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
MR
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From this reading MR.
murmured
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
music
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
Oxford's
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
PERUKE
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
play
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
SCROPE
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
shut
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
soothed
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
sound
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
steps
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
takes
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From this reading 'The longer he takes to play them the better,' murmured Wogan, as he stood on the steps of Lady Oxford's house and looked briskly about him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
trumps
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From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
two
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
very
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
violence
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From this reading One had been latched gently, and the sound had filled him with apprehensions; one had been flung to with an angry violence, and the sound soothed him like the crooning of music.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For Kelly, it seemed, after all held the trumps in his hand; he had but to play them aright and the game was his.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
Wogan
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From this reading SCROPE BATHES BY MOONLIGHT AND IN HIS PERUKE Wogan had heard two doors shut that evening, and with very different feelings.
