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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 She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
age
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
back
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
basin
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
boys
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
Charles
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
chest
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
child
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From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
coolly
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
corner
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
eight
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
evidence
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From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
eye
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
eyes
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From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
face
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
green
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
hand
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
home
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
looking
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
ma'am
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
made
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
meaning
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
mistake
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
moment
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
moved
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
out
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
own
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
put
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
read
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said
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
School
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
seen
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
small
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From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
smiled
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
spite
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From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
sponge
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From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
sponging
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From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She read the meaning of it and smiled at her own mistake as she drew back the hand she had put out to take the sponge from him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
twice
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
twinkle
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
up
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
voice
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From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
warned
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From this reading In spite of the evidence of her eyes he was a small child still--until his voice warned her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
way
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From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
Westminster
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She moved across the green to the corner where Charles was coolly sponging his face and chest over a basin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In a moment, ma'am!" said he, looking up with a twinkle in his eye as the boys made way for her.
youngest
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From this reading He was her youngest, and she had seen him but twice since, at the age of eight, he had left home for Westminster School.
