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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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ago
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air
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jill, the girl who only a few moons back had taken the reins of her life into her own hands, and had tangled them into a knot which her henna-tipped fingers seemed unable to unravel.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
back
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beautiful
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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corner
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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dissatisfaction
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edge
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English
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enough
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episode
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erase
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evening
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
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fact
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few
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filigree
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filling
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fingers
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flowering
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forehead
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freedom
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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girl
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grand
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Jill, the girl who only a few moons back had taken the reins of her life into her own hands, and had tangled them into a knot which her henna-tipped fingers seemed unable to unravel.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
heavy
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henna-tipped
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jill sat motionless in a corner of her beautiful room, with a pucker of dissatisfaction on her forehead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jill sat motionless in a corner of her beautiful room, with a pucker of dissatisfaction on her forehead.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
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jewels
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Jill
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just
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king's
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knot
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latest
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lay
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lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jill, the girl who only a few moons back had taken the reins of her life into her own hands, and had tangled them into a knot which her henna-tipped fingers seemed unable to unravel.
like
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lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
lost
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From this reading Months ago she had played for her freedom and lost.
magazines
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
Months
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moons
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motionless
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music
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neck
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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only
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own
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papers
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pearls
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piano
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plants
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played
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pucker
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ransom
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recounting
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reins
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room
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sand
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sat
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scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jill, the girl who only a few moons back had taken the reins of her life into her own hands, and had tangled them into a knot which her henna-tipped fingers seemed unable to unravel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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slipped
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stacked
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stand
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
sun
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sweetmeats
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tables
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taken
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tangled
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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there
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tiny
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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true
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unable
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uncut
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unravel
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want
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The recounting of which true episode has taken me from the evening when the sun had just slipped behind the edge of sand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jill, the girl who only a few moons back had taken the reins of her life into her own hands, and had tangled them into a knot which her henna-tipped fingers seemed unable to unravel.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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woman
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From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
worth
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From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading English books, magazines, papers lay on tables, the latest music was stacked on a grand piano, great flowering plants filling the air with heavy scent stood in every corner, the pearls around her neck were worth a king's ransom, the sweetmeats on a filigree stand looked like uncut jewels; in fact everything a woman could want was there, and yet not enough to erase the tiny pucker.
