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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 had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
acquaintance
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
ahead
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
Anstice
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
anticipated
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
approached
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
arm
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From this reading Her companion patted her arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
ball
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
Cherry
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
companion
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From this reading Her companion patted her arm.
company
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
dear
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From this reading "Very good, my dear."
deft
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
destined
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
elderly
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
exclamation
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
exultant
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
father
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
following
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
golf-links
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Very good, my dear."
guessed
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
heard
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
holed
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
Iris
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
just
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
luncheon
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
mouth
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Very good, my dear."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
Orchard
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
patted
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From this reading Her companion patted her arm.
pipe
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
renew
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
saw
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
sooner
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
stroke
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
Sunday
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
tramping
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From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
utter
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From this reading She had just holed her ball by a deft stroke, and as he approached Anstice heard her utter an exultant exclamation.
Very
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From this reading "Very good, my dear."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
Wayne
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From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the Sunday afternoon following the little luncheon party at Cherry Orchard, he was tramping, pipe in mouth, over the golf-links when he saw her ahead of him, in company with an elderly gentleman whom he guessed must be her father.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Anstice was destined to renew his acquaintance with Iris Wayne sooner than he had anticipated.
