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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 It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
action
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
answer
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
Bard
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
blew
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
bluffadjectiveUS /blʌf/
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading THE LAMP The bluff was ended.
brightly
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
cloud
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
ended
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From this reading THE LAMP The bluff was ended.
enough
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From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
enters
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From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
face
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
friend
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
gun
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
hand
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
knew
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
lady
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From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
LAMP
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From this reading THE LAMP The bluff was ended.
Lawlor
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
lessons
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
man
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
manners
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
naked
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
place
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
pour
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
rise
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From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
room
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
rose
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
said
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
Sally
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
see
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
slowly
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
soft
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
sun
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
sunlight
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAMP The bluff was ended.
There
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
turned
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
vocal
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From this reading There was no vocal answer to her, but each man rose slowly in his place, his gun naked in his hand, and every face was turned to Bard.
voice
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAMP The bluff was ended.
wasted
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From this reading "Gentlemen," he said in his soft voice, "I see that my friend Lawlor has not wasted his lessons in manners.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
world
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
yellow
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From this reading It was as if the wind blew a cloud suddenly from the face of the sun and let the yellow sunlight pour brightly over the world; so everyone in the room at the voice of Sally knew that the time had come for action.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At least you know enough to rise when a lady enters the room."
