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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 NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How are the boys at the settlement?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How are the boys at the settlement?"
away
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
balustrade
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
blaze
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
Bonavista
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
boys
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From this reading "How are the boys at the settlement?"
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
came
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
canvas
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
chair
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
cigar
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
crossed
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
Darkness
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
deep
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
disturbed
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
down
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
evening
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
few
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
figure
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
foot
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
front
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
gentle
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
Gordon
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
hand
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
haven't
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From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
HEARS
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
How
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From this reading "How are the boys at the settlement?"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
last
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From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
lay
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
leaned
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
light
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
long
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
men
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
monotone
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
NASMYTH
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
next
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
night
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From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
Now
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
out
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
promontory
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
RIVER
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
room
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
said
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From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
settled
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
settlement
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From this reading "How are the boys at the settlement?"
shadowy
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
singing
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
splash
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
streamed
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
strolled
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
surf
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
terrace
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
then
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
time
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
two
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From this reading Now and then a shadowy figure strolled into the veranda or crossed it to the terrace below, but for the time being nobody disturbed the two men.
up
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
veranda
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From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
windows
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NASMYTH HEARS THE RIVER Darkness had settled down on Bonavista next evening when Nasmyth lay in a canvas chair on the veranda, while Gordon leaned against the balustrade in front of him with a cigar in his hand.
word
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From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
yards
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From this reading A blaze of light streamed out from one of the long open windows a few yards away, and somebody was singing in the room behind it, while the splash of the gentle surf came up from the foot of the promontory in a deep monotone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I haven't had a word with you since last night," said Nasmyth.
