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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading KATHERINE follows them as far as the window.]
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
away
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
back
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From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
changed
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From this reading Their faces and manners have quite changed.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
company
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
covering
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From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
DEPUTATION
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From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
dies
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
distance
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
drum-tap
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
eyes
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From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
faces
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From this reading Their faces and manners have quite changed.
far
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From this reading KATHERINE follows them as far as the window.]
follows
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From this reading KATHERINE follows them as far as the window.]
French
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From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Their faces and manners have quite changed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
KATHERINE
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From this reading KATHERINE follows them as far as the window.]
manners
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From this reading Their faces and manners have quite changed.
MORE
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From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
music
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their faces and manners have quite changed.
Slowly
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
stops
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From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
table
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From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]
terrace
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From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their faces and manners have quite changed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading KATHERINE follows them as far as the window.]
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
tramp
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From this reading [Slowly the music dies away in the distance to a drum-tap and the tramp of a company.
troop
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From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
window
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From this reading KATHERINE follows them as far as the window.]
windows
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From this reading [The DEPUTATION troop back across the terrace, and come in at the French windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading MORE stops at the table, covering his eyes with his hands.]