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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 VICTOR MAKES A DISCOVERY.
act
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
agitated
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
almost
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
away
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
awe
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
back
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
baptismal
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
barely
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
beautiful
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
brushing
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
column
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
discomposed
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
DISCOVERY
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From this reading VICTOR MAKES A DISCOVERY.
door
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
effect
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
embarrassed
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
eyes
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
figure
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
followed
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
girl
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
Hamlin
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
Happily
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
hurriedly
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
Jack
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
lips
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
MAKES
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From this reading VICTOR MAKES A DISCOVERY.
manner
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
moved
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
Mr
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
noticed
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
object
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
paling
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
parted
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
porch
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
rapidly
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
reached
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
respectful
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
scarlet
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
slowly
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
startled
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
stepped
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
swiftly
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
turned
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
unconscious
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
VICTOR
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From this reading VICTOR MAKES A DISCOVERY.
walked
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From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had barely reached the porch, when she suddenly and swiftly turned and walked hurriedly back, almost brushing against Mr. Hamlin.
whole
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From this reading Her beautiful eyes were startled and embarrassed, her scarlet lips parted and paling rapidly, her whole figure and manner agitated and discomposed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
yearning
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From this reading As she did so, Jack stepped from the shadow of the column, and followed her with eyes of respectful awe and yearning.
young
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From this reading Happily for Mr. Hamlin, the young girl noticed neither the effect of her unconscious baptismal act, nor its object, but moved away slowly to the door.
