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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 was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IDEAL JULIET.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
apartment
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
approaching
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From this reading The hour was approaching.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
attain
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
attitude
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
bent
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
blue
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
breast
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
cage
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
calm
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
darker
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
deeper
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
Doris
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
down
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
dressing-room
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
eyes
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
favorite
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
folded
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
hat
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
head
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
hour
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From this reading The hour was approaching.
IDEAL
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From this reading AN IDEAL JULIET.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
jacket
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
Jeffrey
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
JULIET
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From this reading AN IDEAL JULIET.
like
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
limits
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
narrow
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
paced
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
paler
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
room
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
sat
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
served
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
stage
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
supper
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hour was approaching.
tiger
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
tiny
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From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
up
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
usual
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From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
waiting
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From this reading With his hands folded behind him, his head bent upon his breast--his favorite attitude--he paced up and down the narrow limits of the room, like a tiger in its cage, waiting for his supper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hour was approaching.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Doris, still in her hat and jacket, sat in the tiny apartment behind the stage which served as her dressing-room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was paler than usual, and her eyes looked of a deeper and darker blue than usual; but she was calm, with a calm which Jeffrey could not attain to.
