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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 It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
admired
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
advanced
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From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
also
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
April
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
attention
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From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
blue
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
brown
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
called
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From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
came
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
coat
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
cold
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
dark
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
dark-colored
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
deep
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
deliberately
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
evening
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
eyes
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
feet
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From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
fringe
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
fur
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
girl
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From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
grace
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
hair
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
hat
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
masses
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
movement
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
Mr
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From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
night
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
once
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From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
Parker's
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rather
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
room
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From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
rose
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From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
seeing
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From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
some
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
suspicion
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
tall
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From this reading She was rather tall; she had masses of dark brown hair, a suspicion of a fringe, and deep blue eyes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I called Mr. Parker's attention to her and he rose at once to his feet.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
trimmed
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On seeing us the girl advanced into the room.
very
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
watched
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From this reading She came toward us very deliberately, with the same grace of movement I had watched and admired night after night.
wearing
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From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a cold evening in April and she was wearing a long coat trimmed with some dark-colored fur, and a hat also trimmed with fur, but with something blue in it.
