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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 A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
air
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
all
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
appointments
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And it said, I cannot tell how, The cards are in my hands.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
BATTERY
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
bearing
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
cannot
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From this reading And it said, I cannot tell how, The cards are in my hands.
cards
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From this reading And it said, I cannot tell how, The cards are in my hands.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
dainty
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
dress
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
dressed
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
entered
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
exquisitely
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
greeted
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And it said, I cannot tell how, The cards are in my hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
holiday
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
home
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
hotel
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
how
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From this reading And it said, I cannot tell how, The cards are in my hands.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And it said, I cannot tell how, The cards are in my hands.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It left me then.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
lasted
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
mamma
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
mamma's
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
manner
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
MASKED
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
measure
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
met
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
moment
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
more
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
much
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
now
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
once
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
only
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
Palestine
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
Parisian
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
place
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
play
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
played
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
said
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
some
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
style
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it said, I cannot tell how, The cards are in my hands.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
then
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From this reading It left me then.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
usual
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From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
very
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
way
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From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A MASKED BATTERY My Palestine holiday lasted, in some measure, all the way of our journey home; and left me at the very moment when we entered our Parisian hotel and met mamma.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
world
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From this reading All the air of the place, much more all the style of mamma's dress and manner, said at once that we had come into another world.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She was exquisitely dressed; that was usual; it could not have been only that, nor the dainty appointments around her; - it was something in her bearing, an indescribable something even as she greeted us, which said, You have played your play - now you will play mine.
