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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 IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
ADMIRE
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From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
almost
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
aside
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
beautiful
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
blinds
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
bright
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From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
carriage
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
cast
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
closed
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
country
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From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
day
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From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
delightful
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From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
drive
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From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
drove
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
FALL
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From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
fate
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
feel
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
finger-tips
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From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
flung
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
Gardiner
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Gardiner's
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
GIRL
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From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
graceful
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
gracefully
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From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
happy
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
haughtiness
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
influence
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
Jay
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
kissed
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From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
knew
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From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
Louise
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From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
LOVE
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From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
mantlenounUS /ˈmæntəl/
a loose covering like a cloak
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
off
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
ONEpronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
Pendleton
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
PRETTY
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From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
pride
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
proud
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
queen
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
QUITEnounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
rebellious
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From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
roads
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From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
Sally
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
sister
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
sunshiny
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From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
THINGnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The drive through the country roads was delightful, it was such a fine day, so bright, so sunshiny.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
unconsciously
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
usually
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
watched
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From this reading The next afternoon Sally Pendleton watched behind closed blinds as her sister drove off, proud and happy as a queen, in Jay Gardiner's handsome carriage.
watching
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From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
way
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Louise Pendleton kissed her finger-tips gracefully to the blinds, behind which she knew her rebellious sister was watching.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT IS ONE THING TO ADMIRE A PRETTY GIRL, QUITE ANOTHER THING TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HER.
wrapped
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From this reading Jay Gardiner seemed to feel the influence of it, and almost unconsciously cast aside the mantle of haughtiness and pride, in which he usually wrapped himself, in order to make it pleasant for the beautiful, graceful girl whom fortune and fate had flung in his way.
