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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 AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
Andreas
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
AVENGER
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
big
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
birds
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
blue
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
brought
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
coming
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
continually
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
difficult
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
door
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
eloquent
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
fact
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
flitting
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
forming
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
fort
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
found
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
great
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
ground
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
guest
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
hand
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
headquarters
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
held
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
hot
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
house
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
ivory
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
just
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
lamp
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
last
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
lay
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
less
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
light
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
little
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
making
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
Meeus
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
months
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
moth
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
night
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
paper
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
paraffin
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
parallelogram
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
pen
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
present
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
rains
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
reading
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
report
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
room
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
rubber
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
seated
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
shadows
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
sheet
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
sitting
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
table
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
three
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
three-monthly
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From this reading He was, in fact, making up his three-monthly report for headquarters, and he found it difficult, because the last three months had brought in little rubber and less ivory.
topaz
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
up
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From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
veranda
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE AVENGER It was a hot night up at the fort, a night eloquent of the coming rains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
white-wood
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From this reading Andreas Meeus was seated at the white-wood table of the sitting room before a big blue sheet of paper.
writing
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
written
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From this reading He held a pen in his hand, but he was not writing just at present; he was reading what he had written.
yard
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From this reading The door of the guest house stood open and the light of the paraffin lamp lay upon the veranda and the ground of the yard, forming a parallelogram of topaz across which were flitting continually great moth shadows big as birds.
