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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 Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
ability
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
actual
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
all
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
anxiety
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
Belloc
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
boyishness
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
buoyancy
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
Carnac
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
Carnac's
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
contending
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
delicate
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
Denzil
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
disturbing
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
early
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
Fabian
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
factions
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
fervid
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
flashes
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
fresh
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
fully
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
Grier
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
home
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
John
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
joyful
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
Junia
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
letter
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
lived
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From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
Luzanne's
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
met
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
mother
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
now
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
old
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
only
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
otherwise
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
peace
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
pliability
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
pocket
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
preserved
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
showed
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
sought
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From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
spring
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
supremely
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From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
tact
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From this reading She had tact and ability, otherwise she could never have preserved peace between the contending factions, Belloc and Fabian, old John Grier, the mother and Carnac.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
then
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
understood
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From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was supremely Anglo-Saxon; fresh, fervid and buoyant with an actual buoyancy of the early spring.
way
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From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
wished
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From this reading She was as though she sought for nothing, wished nothing but the life in which she lived.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On his way home, with Luzanne's disturbing letter in his pocket, Carnac met Junia.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet her wonderful pliability, her joyful boyishness, had behind all a delicate anxiety which only showed in flashes now and then, fully understood by no one except Carnac's mother and old Denzil.
