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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 Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
Amabel
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
anxiously
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
armchair
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
Author
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
back
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
Button
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
Chase
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
Chatts
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
cheery
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
delicate
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
depths
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
dignified-looking
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
drawing-room
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
etc
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
face
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fire
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
five
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
frail
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
gently
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
Hester
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
Hunter
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
invalid
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
lap
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large
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
lay
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
muddy
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
novel
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
now
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
o'clock
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
presiding
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
Probable
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
put
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
rather
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
riding-habit
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
sharp
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
sister
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
sisters
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
Sons
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
speaker
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
speaking
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
tall
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
tea-table
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
Teddy's
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From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
tones
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
turning
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
twin
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
very
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Author of "Probable Sons", "Teddy's Button", etc It was five o'clock in the afternoon.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
window
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From this reading Miss Amabel Hunter stood at the window in a rather muddy riding-habit, and she was speaking in her sharp, short tones to her twin sister Hester, who lay back in the depths of a large armchair, a novel open in her lap.
woman
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From this reading Miss Hunter, a tall, dignified-looking woman, was presiding at the afternoon tea-table in the drawing-room of Chatts Chase.
wood
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
word
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From this reading She was turning her face anxiously towards the speaker, and now put in her word very gently.
youngest
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From this reading Sitting by the cheery wood fire was the youngest of the sisters, a frail and delicate invalid.
