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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 streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
air
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
All
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
arms
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
ate
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From this reading Tarling ate his breakfast in silence and pushed away the plate.
away
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From this reading Tarling ate his breakfast in silence and pushed away the plate.
bedroom
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
blue-bloused
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
breakfast
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
chair
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
cheek
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
Chinaman
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
Chu
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colour
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
down
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
dressing-gown
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
eye
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
flooded
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
fog
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
laid
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
later
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
letters
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
light
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
Ling
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
living
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
Londoner
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
luxury
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
master's
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
newspaper
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
night
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
other
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
out
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
OWNER
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
patient
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
PISTOL
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
plate
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
poured
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
pushed
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From this reading Tarling ate his breakfast in silence and pushed away the plate.
sheer
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
side
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Tarling ate his breakfast in silence and pushed away the plate.
silk
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
streets
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
stretched
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
sunshine
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
tang
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
Tarling
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
tea
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From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
there
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
trace
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The blue-bloused Chinaman who stood behind his master's chair, poured out the tea and laid a newspaper on one side of the plate and letters on the other.
window
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From this reading THE OWNER OF THE PISTOL All trace of the fog of the night before had disappeared when Tarling looked out from his bedroom window later that morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
yawned
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From this reading Tarling stretched his arms and yawned in the sheer luxury of living, before he took down his silk dressing-gown and went in to the breakfast which Ling Chu had laid for him.
yellow
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From this reading The streets were flooded with yellow sunshine, and there was a tang in the air which brought the colour to the cheek and light to the eye of the patient Londoner.
