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1000
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
1100
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
arm-chair
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
atmosphere
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
bald
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
Christmas
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
close
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
colony
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
day's
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
drawn
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
early
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
elbow
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
Eve
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
experience
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
flies
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
head
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
heat
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
hottest
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
house
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
improved
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
indeed
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
letter
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
made
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
master
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
meals
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
Mr
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
Mrs
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
nine
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
nose
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
now
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
o'clock
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
Old
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
parlour
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
pipe
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
positive
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
recent
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
reek
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
remarked
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
reminiscences
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
rolled
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
rules
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
sat
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
say
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
shade
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
shirt-sleeves
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
six
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
smoke
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
sufficiently
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
surely
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
T
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
table
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
tea
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
Teesdale
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
Teesdale's
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
theory
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
thermometer
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
touching
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
unendurable
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
up
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From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
upwards
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
verandah
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From this reading In the verandah, indeed, the thermometer had made the shade heat upwards of 1000 since nine o'clock in the morning, touching 1100 in the early afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
watch
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
window
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From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old Teesdale sat with his arm-chair drawn close to the table, and his shirt-sleeves rolled up to the elbow.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was now about six (Mr. Teesdale being still without his watch was never positive of the time), and because of Mrs. T.'. theory that to open a window was to let in the heat, to say nothing of the flies, the atmosphere of the parlour with its reminiscences of the day's meals was sufficiently unendurable.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
writing
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From this reading He was writing a letter in which he had already remarked that it was the hottest Christmas Eve within even his experience of that colony.
wrote
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From this reading A little smoke from Mr. Teesdale's pipe would surely have improved it if anything; but that was against the rules of the house, and the poor gentleman, who was not master of it, wrote on and on with the perspiration standing on his bald head, and the reek of the recent tea in his nose.
