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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 wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
Andrew
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
Andrew's
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
beat
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
became
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
came
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
color
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
disembarked
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From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
down
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
dress
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
eager
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
evening
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From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
expression
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
face
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
fast
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
Frobisher
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
gave
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
GERALDINE
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
glance
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
graceful
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
hat
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
heart
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
Landing
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
lawn
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
learned
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
light
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
man's
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
met
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
news
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
obviously
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
pier
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From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
quick
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
reaching
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
rowed
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
smiled
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
suggestive
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
summer
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
then
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
there
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
tinge
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
visit
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From this reading GERALDINE On reaching the Landing Andrew learned that Frobisher had returned and he rowed across to visit him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
watched
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From this reading Geraldine came down across the lawn, and Andrew's heart beat fast as he watched her.
welcome
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From this reading She gave him a quick glance before they met, and then smiled in cordial welcome, for the man's expression was suggestive.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was evening when he disembarked at the little pier.
white
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
wonderfully
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From this reading She was wonderfully graceful, he thought, her white summer dress and light hat became her, there was a tinge of color in her face, and she was obviously eager to hear his news.
