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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 Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
air
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From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
Always
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
amusing
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
announces
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From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
aside
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
away
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From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
broad
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
children
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
clasp
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
Clive's
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
days
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
Dot
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
down
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From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
drawn
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
eight-year-old
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From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
eldest
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
eyes
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
face
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
follows
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have something for you."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
gravity
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From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
Hal
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
hand
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have something for you."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have something for you."
importance
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
indulgent
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
keen
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
Lady
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
later
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
led
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
Mark
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
Now
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From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
nurse
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From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
oaks
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
out
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
owlish
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From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
park
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
range
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
says
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From this reading "Come with me, Vera, away from the nurse and children," he says, with a confidential air.
secretly
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
sit
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From this reading "Now you may sit down, Vera," announces eight-year-old Hal, with owlish gravity.
small
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I have something for you."
summer-house
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From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Always indulgent to children, Lady Vera follows the clasp of the small hand, and is led away to a small summer-house out of range of the keen eyes of Mark and Dot.
Two
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
Vera
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From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two days later, Lady Vera, amusing herself under the broad oaks of the park with Lady Clive's children, is secretly drawn aside by Hal, the eldest, with a look of importance on his handsome face.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have something for you."
