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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 END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
appeared
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From this reading It appeared to Audrey that he was playing with despair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
Audrey
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From this reading It appeared to Audrey that he was playing with despair.
Bach
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
background
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From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He seemed to be unfriended and forlorn.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
Chaconne
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
chairs
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From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
CONCERT
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
despair
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From this reading It appeared to Audrey that he was playing with despair.
double-basses
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From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
drums
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From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
empty
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From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
END
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
entire
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From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
forlorn
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From this reading He seemed to be unfriended and forlorn.
Frinton
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
hall
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From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
interval
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It appeared to Audrey that he was playing with despair.
item
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
memorable
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
Musa
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
occasion
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
piece
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From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
places
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From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
platform
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From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
played
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
playing
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From this reading It appeared to Audrey that he was playing with despair.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to be unfriended and forlorn.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It appeared to Audrey that he was playing with despair.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to be unfriended and forlorn.
true
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From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
unfriended
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From this reading He seemed to be unfriended and forlorn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
utterly
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From this reading He stood upon the platform utterly alone, against a background of empty chairs, double-basses and drums.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading END OF THE CONCERT The first item after the true interval was the Chaconne of Bach, which Musa had played upon a memorable occasion in Frinton.
wished
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From this reading She wished, as she looked from Musa to the deserted places in the body of the hall, that the piece was over, and that the entire concert was over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It appeared to Audrey that he was playing with despair.
