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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 Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
able
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
avoid
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
Clayton
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
committing
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
day
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
declaring
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From this reading “What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?”
dexteritynounUS /dɛkˈstɛrəti/
skill in using the hands or body in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
dinner-party
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?”
end
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
Etoile
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From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
finding
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From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
full
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From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
further
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
headings
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
independence
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From this reading “What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?”
interest
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From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
interested
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
leaders
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
marveled
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
more
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
Natalie
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From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
newspapers
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
Now
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
once
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
out
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
perfect
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
proper
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
read
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
really
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
say
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
see
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From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
Spencer
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From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
taken
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From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
then
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From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?”
thrown
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From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
Turkey
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From this reading “What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Now and then she read the headings in the newspapers, not because she was really interested, but that she might say, at the dinner-party which was to her the proper end of a perfect day:
winter
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From this reading Natalie Spencer was finding life full of interest that winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Clayton had overheard her more than once, and had marveled at the dexterity with which, these leaders thrown out, she was able to avoid committing herself further.
Wood
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From this reading Or: “I see we have taken the Etoile Wood.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you think of Turkey declaring her independence?”
