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all
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Of course I strike you as patronising you with unconscious sublimity.
August
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Won’t Mitchy be wonderful for feeling and enjoying them?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
charming
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
companion
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From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
conditions
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From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Of course I strike you as patronising you with unconscious sublimity.
day
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
enjoying
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From this reading Won’t Mitchy be wonderful for feeling and enjoying them?
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Won’t Mitchy be wonderful for feeling and enjoying them?
figure
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
hospitality
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
hovering
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course I strike you as patronising you with unconscious sublimity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
laugh
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
lounging
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
luxurious
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From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
made
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
man's
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
Mitchy
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From this reading Won’t Mitchy be wonderful for feeling and enjoying them?
most
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From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
Nanda's
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
natural
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From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
out
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
own
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
particular
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
patronising
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From this reading “Of course I strike you as patronising you with unconscious sublimity.
quietly
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From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
sound
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
spot
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
strike
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From this reading “Of course I strike you as patronising you with unconscious sublimity.
sublimity
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From this reading “Of course I strike you as patronising you with unconscious sublimity.
Thank
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From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
that's
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From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Won’t Mitchy be wonderful for feeling and enjoying them?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
tone
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
tremendously
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From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
unconscious
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From this reading “Of course I strike you as patronising you with unconscious sublimity.
well
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
what's
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From this reading Well, that’s all right, for what’s the most natural thing to do in these conditions but the most luxurious?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
Won't
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From this reading Won’t Mitchy be wonderful for feeling and enjoying them?
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Won’t Mitchy be wonderful for feeling and enjoying them?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Thank you most tremendously,” his companion quietly replied.
young
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From this reading Something in the tone of it made him laugh out, and the particular sound went well with all the rest, with the August day and the charming spot and the young man’s lounging figure and Nanda’s own little hovering hospitality.
