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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 SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
Ali
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Friday, and a guest-night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
black
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
Calcutta
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
caught
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
Chatham
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
civilian
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
dined
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
draw
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
ends
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
eye
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
fortnight
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
Friday
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From this reading It was Friday, and a guest-night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
full
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
given
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
glasses
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
gold
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
guest-night
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From this reading It was Friday, and a guest-night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
handed
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Friday, and a guest-night.
jerk
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
just
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
lace
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
legerdemain
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
Linforth
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
LINFORTH'S
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
LOYALTY
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
mahogany
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
mess-room
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
mess-waiters
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
Ralston
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
ready
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
removed
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
scarlet
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
Shere
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
shining
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
silver
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
single
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
sombre
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
some
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
strips
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
swift
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
SYBIL
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
tablecloth
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
tables
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
telegram
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From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
there
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From this reading The mess-room was full, and here and there amongst the scarlet and gold lace the sombre black of a civilian caught the eye.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
vanished
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
white
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From this reading Dinner was just over, and at the ends of the long tables the mess-waiters stood ready to draw, with a single jerk, the strips of white tablecloth from the shining mahogany.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading SYBIL LINFORTH'S LOYALTY A fortnight after Shere Ali had dined with Ralston in Calcutta, a telegram was handed to Linforth at Chatham.
word
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From this reading The silver and the glasses had been removed, the word was given, and the strips of tablecloth vanished as though by some swift legerdemain.
