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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 While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
Annex
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
anxious
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
assembled
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
bonniest
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
boys
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
bright
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
concerned
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
Constable's
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
dear
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
defiant
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
England
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
expression
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
eyes
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
fast
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
felt
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
filling
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
Garden
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
ghostie
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
grounds
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
group
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
happy
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
heavy
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
high
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
holiday
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
Hollyhock
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
Jasmine
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
jinks
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
kept
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
Kings
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
Lennox
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
Leucha
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
LEUCHA'S
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From this reading LEUCHA'S TERROR.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
Mr
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
nervous
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
night
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
occasion
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
old
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
only
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
Palace
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
produce
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
punishment
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
Saturday
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
school
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
Scotland
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From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
spite
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From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
supposed
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
TERROR
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From this reading LEUCHA'S TERROR.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
there
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From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
undergoing
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
very
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
walking
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From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr Lennox kept a holiday for the great occasion, and on Saturday night there were high jinks at The Garden.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Leucha was undergoing her heavy punishment, and while the supposed ghostie was walking in the grounds of the Palace of the Kings, a very different group had assembled at the dear old Garden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The only one of that happy party who felt, in spite of herself, a little anxious, a little nervous, was Jasmine, for she could not help being concerned about the defiant expression in the bright eyes of Hollyhock.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Constable's school, her Annex, was filling fast with the bonniest boys that England and Scotland could produce.
