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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 Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
air
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
blue
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
came
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
civility
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
contempt
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
enthusiasm
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From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
escorted
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From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
executed
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
eyes
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
favour
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
gave
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
girl
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
girls
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From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
glance
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
greeted
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From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
greetings
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
hair
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
house
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From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
lady
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
laughter
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From this reading They received his witticism with a piercing shriek of laughter.
lawn
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From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
lost
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From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
noticed
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
ominous
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
pas
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
permanently
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
piercing
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From this reading They received his witticism with a piercing shriek of laughter.
received
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
seut
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
shout
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From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
shriek
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From this reading They received his witticism with a piercing shriek of laughter.
side
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From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
sidelong
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
silently
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
somewhat
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From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
sulky
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
toes
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
Trent's
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From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
tribe
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From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are the lost tribe?” he inquired, as the girls, one on either side, escorted him to the house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They neither of them noticed the somewhat ominous air of civility with which he received their greetings, or the contempt in his eyes as he looked them silently over.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Trent's appearance upon the lawn was greeted with a shout of enthusiasm.
withdrawn
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
witticism
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From this reading They received his witticism with a piercing shriek of laughter.
yellow
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
young
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From this reading The young lady in blue executed a pas seut, and came across to him on her toes, and the girl with the yellow hair, although sulky, gave him to understand by a sidelong glance that her favour was not permanently withdrawn.
