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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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all
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alluring
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almost
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aloft
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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answer
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aromatic
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aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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attitude
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background
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beauty
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believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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better
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blue
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brown
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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caress
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chalets
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churning
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cone
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constituted
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creamy
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dark
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Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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dominating
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dress
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dull
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
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emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
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evening
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figure
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frame
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framed
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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frowned
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giant
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golden
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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harmonious
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harmonising
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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idyllic
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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languorous
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lips
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liquid
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listened
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Did it recall that other soft golden summer evening, not so very long ago either, when he listened to much the same answer framed by another pair of lips?
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very alluring she looked, her dark beauty set off by her dress of creamy white, by the languorous attitude, so harmonious with the sunshine and surroundings.
Matterhorn
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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Who may tell?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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mighty
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mountains
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much
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very alluring she looked, her dark beauty set off by her dress of creamy white, by the languorous attitude, so harmonious with the sunshine and surroundings.
off
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other
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Overhead
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pair
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pasture-lands
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picturesque
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pines
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pulses
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recall
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repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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roofs
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samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
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seething
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set
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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smile
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Very alluring she looked, her dark beauty set off by her dress of creamy white, by the languorous attitude, so harmonious with the sunshine and surroundings.
soft
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summer
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sunshine
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surroundings
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From this reading Very alluring she looked, her dark beauty set off by her dress of creamy white, by the languorous attitude, so harmonious with the sunshine and surroundings.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who may tell?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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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 Very alluring she looked, her dark beauty set off by her dress of creamy white, by the languorous attitude, so harmonious with the sunshine and surroundings.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
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throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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thundernounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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tingling
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tone
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towered
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From this reading Overhead and around the great mountains towered, the mighty cone of the giant Matterhorn dominating them all as he frowned aloft from the liquid blue; the dull thunder of the seething Visp churning its way through emerald pasture-lands; the picturesque brown roofs of the _chalets_; the aromatic scent of the pines--all harmonising in idyllic beauty with the figure to which they constituted a frame, a background.
Very
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From this reading Very alluring she looked, her dark beauty set off by her dress of creamy white, by the languorous attitude, so harmonious with the sunshine and surroundings.
Visp
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From this reading Overhead and around the great mountains towered, the mighty cone of the giant Matterhorn dominating them all as he frowned aloft from the liquid blue; the dull thunder of the seething Visp churning its way through emerald pasture-lands; the picturesque brown roofs of the _chalets_; the aromatic scent of the pines--all harmonising in idyllic beauty with the figure to which they constituted a frame, a background.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You had better not, believe me," she replied, in a tone that was almost a caress, and with a smile that set all his pulses tingling.
way
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From this reading Overhead and around the great mountains towered, the mighty cone of the giant Matterhorn dominating them all as he frowned aloft from the liquid blue; the dull thunder of the seething Visp churning its way through emerald pasture-lands; the picturesque brown roofs of the _chalets_; the aromatic scent of the pines--all harmonising in idyllic beauty with the figure to which they constituted a frame, a background.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Did it recall that other soft golden summer evening, not so very long ago either, when he listened to much the same answer framed by another pair of lips?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Overhead and around the great mountains towered, the mighty cone of the giant Matterhorn dominating them all as he frowned aloft from the liquid blue; the dull thunder of the seething Visp churning its way through emerald pasture-lands; the picturesque brown roofs of the _chalets_; the aromatic scent of the pines--all harmonising in idyllic beauty with the figure to which they constituted a frame, a background.
white
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From this reading Very alluring she looked, her dark beauty set off by her dress of creamy white, by the languorous attitude, so harmonious with the sunshine and surroundings.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who may tell?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You had better not, believe me," she replied, in a tone that was almost a caress, and with a smile that set all his pulses tingling.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You had better not, believe me," she replied, in a tone that was almost a caress, and with a smile that set all his pulses tingling.
