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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 THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
agreeable
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
amusing
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From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
awfully
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From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
best
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
blue
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
broad
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
charming
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From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
circling
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
clever
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From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
community
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
dark
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
dinner
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
disc
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
dissolved
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
Ffinch
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From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
friends
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
full
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From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
gazed
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
go
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From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
golden
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
hung
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
intentions
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
isn't
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From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
like
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
manages
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
Mayne
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
men
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
midway
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
mistress
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
moon
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
Mrs
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new
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
out
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
pale
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
PANTHER'S
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
round
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
said
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
Sam
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
sat
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
seems
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From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
sky
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
tennis
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She seems to be awfully clever, and amusing, and full of go."
Travers
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
two
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
uneasily
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
unheeding
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From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
verandah
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
very
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
VICTIM
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From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The two men were smoking, Sam was circling uneasily round his unheeding mistress, when she suddenly said:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
whole
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PANTHER'S FIRST VICTIM The tennis party had dissolved, dinner was an agreeable memory, and Mayne with his new friends, sat out in the broad verandah, and gazed at a moon,--which, like a pale golden disc, hung midway in the dark blue sky.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," said Travers, "she manages the whole community with the very best intentions.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do tell me, Captain Mayne, what you think of Mrs. Ffinch--isn't she charming?"
