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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 They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
airs
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From this reading They irritated her excessively--these little airs and graces.
all
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From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
another's
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ask
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From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
backs
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
begging
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
bustled
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
chairs
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
chattered
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
class
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close
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defined
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evolution
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excessively
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eyes
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
felt
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get
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
giggled
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girl
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graces
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From this reading They irritated her excessively--these little airs and graces.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
hot
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
incoming
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insistent
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
irritated
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From this reading They irritated her excessively--these little airs and graces.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
listlessly
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From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They irritated her excessively--these little airs and graces.
marks
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
pardon
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
politeness
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
rattling
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
seats
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
shining
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
shutter
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From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
social
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
stage
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
streamed
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
sun
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They irritated her excessively--these little airs and graces.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
tired
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From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had never felt so tired of it all, it seemed to her.
too
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
vociferously
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
watched
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From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
window-pole
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From this reading The sun streamed hot across the backs of the shining seats into her eyes, but she was too tired to get the window-pole.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
wondering
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From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
worth
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From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She watched the incoming class listlessly, wondering whether it would be worth while to ask one of them to close the shutter.
young
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From this reading They chattered and giggled and bustled in, rattling the chairs about, and begging one another's pardon vociferously, with that insistent politeness which marks a sharply defined stage in the social evolution of the young girl.
