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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 Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
absence
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
all
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
away
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
back
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
Basil
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
Basil's
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
boy
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
busied
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
came
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
children
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
day
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
easy
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
excitement
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
face
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
finding
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
grew
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
habit
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
happy
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
hesitated
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
home
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
Iltyd
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then out it came.
Lady
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
leg
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
lips
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
namely
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
often
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
other
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
out
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From this reading Then out it came.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
return
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
rosier
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
rosy
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
said
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From this reading "Well?" said Lady Iltyd.
school
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
soon
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From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
then
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From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Basil hesitated--then his rosy face grew rosier than before, and he stood first upon one leg and then upon the other, a habit of his when not quite easy in his mind.
violin
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
well
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From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading IN the first pleasant excitement of her return home and finding the children well, and to all appearance happy, Lady Iltyd did not think of what had, nevertheless, been often in her mind during her absence--namely, Basil's violin!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the day after, when he came back from school and was beginning to tell her all he had been busied about while she was away, the question soon came to her lips, "And what about your violin, my boy?"
