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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 Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
any
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From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
back
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
blue
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I've brought you a Christmas present, Mother," said Vera.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
cane
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
chair
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
child
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From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
Christmas
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From this reading "I've brought you a Christmas present, Mother," said Vera.
cool
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
coral
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
cry
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From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
Don't
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From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
dwell
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
Everest
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From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
eyes
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
fat
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
frock
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
gazing
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
golden
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
guess
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From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
hair
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
halo
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
head
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
I've
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From this reading "I've brought you a Christmas present, Mother," said Vera.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
like
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
lovingly
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From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
lying
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
made
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
more
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From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
Mother
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
mother's
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
neck
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
necklace
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
picture
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
present
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From this reading "I've brought you a Christmas present, Mother," said Vera.
roguishly
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
round
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From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
sad
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
said
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From this reading "I've brought you a Christmas present, Mother," said Vera.
sash
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
sea
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From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
shone
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
smiled
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From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
smiling
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
there
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
turned
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From this reading Mrs. Everest turned round and smiled lovingly at her child.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
Vera
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From this reading "I've brought you a Christmas present, Mother," said Vera.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Don't cry any more, but guess what it is."
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
white
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From this reading Certainly little Vera made a pleasant picture for a mother's eyes to dwell upon as she stood there roguishly smiling in her cool white frock and blue sash, and a coral necklace on her fat neck, whilst her golden hair shone like a halo round her head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mother was lying back in a cane chair and gazing with sad eyes over the sea.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've brought you a Christmas present, Mother," said Vera.
