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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 When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
attached
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
beauty
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
Bice
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
big
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
black
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
blue
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
breakfast-room
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
bright
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
brilliant
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
bunch
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
came
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Mrs Masters said plaintively-- "Where can you have been, Bice?
Carlina
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
carrying
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
colour
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
condition
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
cool
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
dress
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
drowsiness
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
eating
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
everywhere
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From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
fashion
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
felt
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
find
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
flash
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
flower
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
flowers
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
flung
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
flushed
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
folds
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
garden
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From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
girl
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From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
go
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From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
golden
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
good-natured
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
grapes
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
green
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mrs Masters said plaintively-- "Where can you have been, Bice?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
head
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
hurry
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From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
Ibbetson
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
indeed
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
jack
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
just
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
lace
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
larkspurs
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
leaves
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
lightly
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From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
lilies
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
looking
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From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
made
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
Masters
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
Milanese
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
Mrs
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
much
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
Oliver
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From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
only
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
other
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
others
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
plaintively
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From this reading Mrs Masters said plaintively-- "Where can you have been, Bice?
ponder
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
reached
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
said
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From this reading Mrs Masters said plaintively-- "Where can you have been, Bice?
say
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From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
scarlet
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
seen
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
smiling
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
spikes
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
stalk
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
There
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From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
usual
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
veil
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
vexed
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From this reading They have been looking for you everywhere until Oliver is quite vexed; go and find them in the garden, and say that you are come."
Villa
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
want
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From this reading "There is no hurry," said the girl lightly; "they do not want me."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
white
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From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
wondering
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From this reading When Ibbetson reached Villa Carlina that morning, only Mrs Masters, in her usual condition of good-natured drowsiness, was in the breakfast-room, eating grapes from a great golden bunch which had just been brought in with stalk and leaves attached; but before he had had much time to ponder where he should find the others, Bice came, flushed and smiling, and carrying a great bunch of flowers, jack felt himself again wondering at her beauty.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She had a white dress--indeed, as yet, he had seen her in no other colour--but over her head she had flung a veil of black lace, Milanese fashion, and the bright flowers in her hands--big scarlet lilies, blue larkspurs, and another blue flower with green spikes--made a brilliant flash of colour against the cool white folds.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs Masters said plaintively-- "Where can you have been, Bice?
