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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 Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
all
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From this reading “Five to the minute—that’s all right.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
back
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
blur
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From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
came
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
cream
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
dismount
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
down
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
Duke
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
eyes
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From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
fears
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
figure
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From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
Five
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From this reading “Five to the minute—that’s all right.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
gallop
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
gay
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
groom
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
hand
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
horse
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
it's
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
keep
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
lumps
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
minute
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From this reading “Five to the minute—that’s all right.”
mist
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From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
out
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
panting
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
plenty
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
quickly
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
reaction
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
revulsion
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Five to the minute—that’s all right.”
ringing
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
sat
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
see
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
slipped
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
slope
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
Sonia
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
struggling
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
sugar
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
tea
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
tea-table
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
tears
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From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
that's
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From this reading “Five to the minute—that’s all right.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
There
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From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
three
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sonia, in a sudden revulsion of feeling, in a reaction from her fears, slipped back and sat down at the tea-table, panting quickly, struggling to keep back the tears of relief.
up
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From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
very
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
voice
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
watch
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From this reading “If it’s for me, plenty of tea, very little cream, and three lumps of sugar,” he cried in a gay, ringing voice, and pulled out his watch.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She did not see the Duke gallop up the slope, dismount, and hand over his horse to the groom who came running to him.
window
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From this reading There was still a mist in her eyes to blur his figure as he came through the window.
