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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
absurd
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
advanced
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
bald-headed
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
call
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From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
calmness
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
closely
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
common
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
cottage
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From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
Dame's
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
died
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
face
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
felt
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
flush
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
forsook
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
FRIGHT
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From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
Gilpin's
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
high
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
husband
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
Knowe
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
Lady
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
lane
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
madam
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From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
making
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
manner
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
met
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS
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From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
Miss
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
mistress
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
moment
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From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
mortals
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
Mrs
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
Oak
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
ordinary
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
out
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
passing
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
performance
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From this reading Even the Dame's calmness forsook her, the absurd performance of her bald-headed husband making her ashamed of him.
Principal
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
proud
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From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
road
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
seen
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From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had seen the Lady Principal passing along the road beyond the lane but had never met her so closely, and she felt that the mistress of Oak Knowe was high above common mortals.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
there
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From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
Tross-Kingdon's
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
utter
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From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FRIGHT OF MILLIKINS-PILLIKINS For another moment there was utter silence in the cottage.
welcome
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From this reading However, as the flush died out of Miss Tross-Kingdon's face Mrs. Gilpin's ordinary manner returned and she advanced in welcome.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You do us proud, madam, by this call.
