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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 Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
admitted
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
Agatha
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
all
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
always
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
brief
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
characteristic
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
coming
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
considering
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
contempt
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
courage
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
drove
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
easiest
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
embarrassing
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
engagement
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
evident
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
expected
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
face
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
falling
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
gracefully
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
Gregory
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
half-amused
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
half-frozen
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
handled
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
haze
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
homestead
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
instead
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
mail-carrier
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
man
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
note
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
now
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
only
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
out
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
read
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
realised
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
recognised
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
releasing
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
situation
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
smile
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
SNOW
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From this reading THROUGH THE SNOW.
somewhat
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From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
taken
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE SNOW.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
THROUGHnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THROUGH THE SNOW.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
up
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
way
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From this reading Gregory, as she realised now, had always taken the easiest way, and it was evident that he had not even the courage to face her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
white
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From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Next morning, the mail-carrier, who drove up to the homestead half-frozen and white all over out of a haze of falling snow, brought Agatha a note from Gregory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was brief, and she read it with a smile of half-amused contempt, though she admitted that, considering everything, he had handled the somewhat embarrassing situation gracefully.
written
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From this reading This, however, was only what she had expected of him, and she recognised that it was equally characteristic of the man that he had written releasing her from her engagement instead of coming himself.
