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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 THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
AIRMAN
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From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
apron
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
aside
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From this reading She set aside her bowl obediently, and, rising, brought him his crutches.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
bowl
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
boyish
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From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She set aside her bowl obediently, and, rising, brought him his crutches.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
casting
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
caught
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From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
crutches
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From this reading She set aside her bowl obediently, and, rising, brought him his crutches.
door
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From this reading And at the same moment somebody knocked lightly on the outer door.
eat
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
eye
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From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
fingers
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
glances
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
glazed
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
head
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From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
hearth
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From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
heavily
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
knocked
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From this reading And at the same moment somebody knocked lightly on the outer door.
lap
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
leaned
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
lightly
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From this reading And at the same moment somebody knocked lightly on the outer door.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
looking
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
moment
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From this reading And at the same moment somebody knocked lightly on the outer door.
nod
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From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
obediently
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From this reading She set aside her bowl obediently, and, rising, brought him his crutches.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
out
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
outer
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From this reading And at the same moment somebody knocked lightly on the outer door.
Presently
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
rain
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
rising
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From this reading She set aside her bowl obediently, and, rising, brought him his crutches.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And at the same moment somebody knocked lightly on the outer door.
seated
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From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
set
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From this reading She set aside her bowl obediently, and, rising, brought him his crutches.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
slowly
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
smiled
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From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading And at the same moment somebody knocked lightly on the outer door.
soup
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
spread
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
stool
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From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
summoning
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From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
table
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AIRMAN She had seated herself on a stool by the hearth.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
trembling
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
unquiet
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From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When he caught her eye he smiled, summoning her with a nod of his boyish head.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently she spread her apron with trembling fingers, took the glazed bowl of soup upon her lap and began to eat, slowly, casting long, unquiet glances at him from time to time where he still at table leaned heavily, looking out into the rain.
