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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 about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
alacrity
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
BRIDGE
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From this reading WATERLOO BRIDGE BY MOONLIGHT.
brother
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WATERLOO BRIDGE BY MOONLIGHT.
chapter
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
close
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
coming
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
conversation
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
cool
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
day
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
don't
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From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
earlier
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
fortnight
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
glad
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From this reading "No, no," he said, "I'm glad for you to go."
go
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, no," he said, "I'm glad for you to go."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
hot
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
I'm
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From this reading "No, no," he said, "I'm glad for you to go."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
individual
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From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
jumped
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
mere
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
Millie
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
MOONLIGHT
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From this reading WATERLOO BRIDGE BY MOONLIGHT.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no," he said, "I'm glad for you to go."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
out
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
Phil
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
pipe
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From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
recorded
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
said
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From this reading "No, no," he said, "I'm glad for you to go."
sat
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From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
somewhat
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
stroll
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
uncle
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From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
up
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From this reading It had been a hot, close day, and at the mere thought of a cool stroll with her brother she jumped up with alacrity.
usual
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
walk
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
WATERLOO
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From this reading WATERLOO BRIDGE BY MOONLIGHT.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
window
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From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
work
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From this reading IT was about a fortnight after the conversation recorded in the first chapter, when Phil, coming in from work somewhat earlier than usual, asked Millie to go out for a walk with him.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't mind being left alone, uncle?" she asked of that individual, who sat by the open window smoking a short pipe.
