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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 The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
apertures
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
beads
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
better
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
big
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
breaking
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
camera
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
choked
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
coming
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From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
couldn't
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From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
down
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From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
explaining
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From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
folded
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
foreshore
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
gangway
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
greatest
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
hard
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From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
hotel
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
how
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From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
hundred
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
iron
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
joints
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
kept
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
luck
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
mud
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
newspaper
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
out
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
Phillida
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From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
piece
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
placed
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
Pocket
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From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
possession
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From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
preservation
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
rain
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
see
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From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
slice
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
slime
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From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
table-cloth
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From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was coming down so hard at the time that I couldn’t see another creature out in it except myself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
up-stream
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The camera had been placed upon a folded newspaper, for the better preservation of the hotel table-cloth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Phillida was still explaining to Pocket how the thing had come into her possession.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Its apertures were still choked with mud; beads of slime kept breaking out along the joints.
yards
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From this reading “The rain was the greatest piece of luck, though another big slice was an iron gangway to the foreshore about a hundred yards up-stream.
