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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 I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
able
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
abstracted
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
Adela
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
club-stories
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From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
confess
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From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
deeply
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
digest
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
dismay
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
dismayed
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From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
fareverbUS /fer/
to do or succeed in a particular way
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
find
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From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
indicates
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
interested
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
inwardly
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
lasted
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
learn
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
mark
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
mental
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From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
moment
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
newness
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
only
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
said
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From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
saw
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
solemn
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From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
SONG
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From this reading SONG.
stilled
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
strange
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
taken
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From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
thoughts
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From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
turn
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From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
used
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From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
very
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From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
wearing
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From this reading But this dismay lasted for a moment only; for I saw that Adela was deeply interested, again wearing the look that indicates abstracted thought and feeling.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I confess I was a little dismayed to find what a solemn turn the club-stories had taken.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But she seemed able to mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, for she had the appearance of one who is stilled by the strange newness of her thoughts.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I said to myself: "This is very different mental fare from what you have been used to, Adela."
