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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 She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
adopted
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
afterwards
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
alive
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From this reading “Still alive, still alive,” he said, with serio-comic emphasis.
all
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
any
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From this reading </p> <p> “And,” General Santierra continued, “neither would she ever hear of marrying any one.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
black
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
broad
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I shall not marry now.
chest
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “And,” General Santierra continued, “neither would she ever hear of marrying any one.
daughter
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
described
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
emphasis
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From this reading “Still alive, still alive,” he said, with serio-comic emphasis.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “And,” General Santierra continued, “neither would she ever hear of marrying any one.
extinct
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
eyes
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
fellow-guests
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
fire
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
forty
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
General
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
girl
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
grey
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
hair
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “And,” General Santierra continued, “neither would she ever hear of marrying any one.
heiress
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I shall not marry now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
ldquo
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From this reading “Still alive, still alive,” he said, with serio-comic emphasis.
marry
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From this reading “But I shall not marry now.
marrying
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From this reading </p> <p> “And,” General Santierra continued, “neither would she ever hear of marrying any one.
naval
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading </p> <p> “And,” General Santierra continued, “neither would she ever hear of marrying any one.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
noticed
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
now
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From this reading “But I shall not marry now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
officer
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
old
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
p
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
perhaps
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
rdquo
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
rsquo
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
s
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
sacred
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
said
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From this reading “Still alive, still alive,” he said, with serio-comic emphasis.
Santierra
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
serio-comic
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From this reading “Still alive, still alive,” he said, with serio-comic emphasis.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “But I shall not marry now.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
sparks
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From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still alive, still alive,” he said, with serio-comic emphasis.
stout
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
thereabouts
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
turning
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
very
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Still alive, still alive,” he said, with serio-comic emphasis.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading </p> <p> “And,” General Santierra continued, “neither would she ever hear of marrying any one.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And because of that perhaps the sparks of the sacred fire are not yet extinct here.” He struck his broad chest.
young
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From this reading She is General Santierra’s adopted daughter and heiress.” </p> <p> One of our fellow-guests, a young naval officer, described her afterwards as a “short, stout, old girl of forty or thereabouts.” We had all noticed that her hair was turning grey, and that she had very fine black eyes.
