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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 CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
abrupt
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
attributing
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
awkward
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
CECILIA
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
Chillingly
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
chosen
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
cold
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
common
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From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
countenance
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From this reading His countenance pleased her.
country
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
delightful
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
discovered
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
dispel
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
embarrassment
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
emerged
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
exercises
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From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
expression
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
fernery
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
gentleness
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
glance
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
gravity
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His countenance pleased her.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His countenance pleased her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
incognito
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
Kenelm
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
latent
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
lawn
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
lovely
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
maintained
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
mode
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
mournful
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
Mr
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
much
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
painful
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
pedestrian
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From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His countenance pleased her.
position
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
seeing
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
sense
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
shy
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
some
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
sought
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
space
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
stole
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
students
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From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
summer
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
supposed
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
tact
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
two
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From this reading CECILIA stole a shy glance at Kenelm as the two emerged from the fernery into the open space of the lawn.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
university
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From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
vacation
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From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
very
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From this reading I believe such pedestrian exercises are very common with university students during the long vacation."
weather
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From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
womanly
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From this reading She thought she discovered much latent gentleness under the cold and mournful gravity of its expression; and, attributing the silence he maintained to some painful sense of an awkward position in the abrupt betrayal of his incognito, sought with womanly tact to dispel his supposed embarrassment.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have chosen a delightful mode of seeing the country this lovely summer weather, Mr. Chillingly.
