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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
all
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From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
ARTIST
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From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
Bruce
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From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
buzzings
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
class-room
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
cloak-room
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
Cyril
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From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
delightful
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
detained
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From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
door
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From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
Elizabeth
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else
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empty
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
feet
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
folded
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From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
form
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
forms
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
four
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
front
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
gigglings
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
high-backed
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
inattention
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From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
kept
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From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
loneliness
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
low
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
marched
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From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
melancholy
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
Nellie
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From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
nibbled
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
other
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From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
out
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From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
partition
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
pencil
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
scholars
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School
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From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
screams
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
scuffling
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
separated
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
sitting
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
sounds
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
stifled
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
stolen
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
talk
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
Then
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From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
thirty
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From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One after the other, hands folded behind them, they had marched to the door.
to-day
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From this reading No one else out of all the four and thirty scholars of Wygate School was kept in to-day.
UnderwoodnounUS /ˈʌndərwʊd/
plants and bushes growing beneath taller trees
From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
wait
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From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
WAYSIDE
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From this reading THE ARTIST BY THE WAYSIDE Elizabeth Bruce was "detained for inattention."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then delightful sounds--the scuffling of feet, stifled screams, gigglings and low buzzings of talk--had stolen over the partition that separated the cloak-room from the class-room, and Elizabeth, sitting on the high-backed form, with all the other empty forms in front of her, nibbled her pencil in melancholy loneliness.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She wondered if Nellie Underwood and Cyril would wait for her.
Wygate
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