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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 Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
absolutely
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
accident
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
Almost
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
anyhow
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Not brought anything whatever with you?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
back
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
breakfast
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From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
contadina
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
country
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
daily
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
Daisy
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
discovered
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From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
elm-tree
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
fairly
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From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
fallen
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
followed
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
fulfilled
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From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
hour
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From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
idleness
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
immediately
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
immense
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
interpretation
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
Lindfield
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
Lord
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
Miss
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From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
occupy
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
paper
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
parasol
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
plans
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From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
planted
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
rigid
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From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
said
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From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
scarlet
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
sigh
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From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
sneeze
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From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
soon
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
tiger
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
two
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From this reading The next hour or two had fairly fulfilled the breakfast plans.
umbrella
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
use
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Not brought anything whatever with you?
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
whisper
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From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Almost immediately after Lord Lindfield had followed her, with not quite so rigid an interpretation of idleness as Daisy, for she had brought absolutely nothing with her to occupy her hands or her mind, whereas he had a daily paper.
word
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From this reading "Not a word or a sigh or a sneeze, Miss Daisy," he said, in a whisper, "or we shall be discovered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Not brought anything whatever with you?
Zoo
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From this reading Daisy, after the tiger accident to her parasol at the Zoo, had fallen back, for country use anyhow, on an immense scarlet contadina umbrella, and had planted herself and this under the elm-tree as soon as breakfast was over.
