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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 Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
added
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
apprehensively
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
awaited
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
begin
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
big
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
blasts
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
breathless
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
broad
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
bugle
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
bunnia
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
by-standers
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
coming
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
Deen
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
Deen's
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
drops
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
ears
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
emphasized
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
few
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
forward
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
heavy
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
Hornets
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
horses
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
huldoos
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
inky
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
Kooah
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
Lal
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
lamps
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
leaves
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
light
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
lightning
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
mail-cart
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
mile
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
much
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
Nest
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
night
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
now
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
objects
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
only
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
overarching
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
parting
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
pattered
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
rain
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From this reading A mile or so beyond Lal Kooah a few heavy drops of rain pattered on the broad leaves of the overarching huldoos.
rains
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
Ram
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
revealed
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
said
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
seat
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
sky
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
Smoking
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
started
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
still
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
storm
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
Terai
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From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
then
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
there
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
thunder
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From this reading "And there will be much lightning and thunder," added one of the by-standers, "the night is so still."
to-night
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
took
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From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
twitched
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From this reading The horses had their ears twitched forward apprehensively, and started, every now and then, at the objects revealed by the light of the lamps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sky was inky, and the Terai awaited the coming storm in a breathless silence which was only emphasized by the parting blasts of Ram Deen's bugle.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _The Smoking of a Hornets' Nest_ "The 'big rains' will begin to-night," said the bunnia at Lal Kooah, as Ram Deen took his seat on the mail-cart.
