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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 She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
apart
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What can I tell you?" he asked.
aunts
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
away
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From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
Awdrey
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
black
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
boys
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can I tell you?" he asked.
chattering
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
complexion
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
Douglas
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
eyes
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
face
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From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
fathers
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
gentle
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From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
girl
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
girls
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
group
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
hair
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
hue
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
ladies
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
laughing
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
made
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
Margaret
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
men
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
mothers
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
Mr
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
night
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
olive
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
pale
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From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
pure
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
raven
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
respectable
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
said
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
slightly
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
sprinkling
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
subdued
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From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
tall
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From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
two
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From this reading Awdrey stood a foot or two away from her--his face was pale, he looked subdued and gentle.
uncles
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was a handsome girl, tall and slightly made--her eyes were black as night, her hair had a raven hue, her complexion was a pure olive.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can I tell you?" he asked.
wish
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From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you would tell me about him, Mr. Awdrey," said Margaret Douglas.
young
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From this reading She was standing a little apart from a laughing, chattering group of boys and girls, young men and young ladies, with a respectable sprinkling of fathers and mothers, uncles and aunts.
