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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 They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
able
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From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
always
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From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
aroused
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
brows
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
Carlyon
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
Cheiron
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
cynic's
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
days
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
deep
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
enchanting
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From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
enshrined
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
going
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
got
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From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
Halcyone
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
head
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From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
heart
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
hours
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
interest
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
July
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
kindly
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
lives
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From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
master
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
most
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
niche
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
now
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
other
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From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
other's
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From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
peculiarly
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
penthouse
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
practice
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
pupil
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
quality
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From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
result
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
see
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From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
several
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
show
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
side
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From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
special
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
speculative
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
spent
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
stage
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From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
study
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
subjects
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
theories
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From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
together
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From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
tree
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
understanding
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From this reading They had got to a stage of complete understanding, and seemed to have fitted into each other's lives as though they had always been together.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
very
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
warm
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
watched
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon watched his little pupil from under the shadow of his penthouse brows with the deep speculative interest she had aroused in him from the first.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had theories upon several subjects, which she seemed to be going to show the result of in practice--and in his kindly cynic's heart she was now enshrined in a special niche.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For Halcyone he was "Cheiron," her master, who had the enchanting quality of being able to see the other side of her head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
year
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From this reading The July of that year was very warm with peculiarly still days, and Halcyone and her master, Cheiron, spent most of their time during their hours of study, under the apple tree.
