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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 For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
Argentine
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
arrived
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
AUSTIN
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
Austin's
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
ball
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
came
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From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
conventional
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
crowded
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
Farquhar's
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
feasts
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
friends
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
gave
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From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
giving
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
go
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
gracious
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From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
Jacinta
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
Kit
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From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
lady
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
Las
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
MAKES
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
marked
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
numerous
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
observance
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
Palmas
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
PLANS
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
rather
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
regularly
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
resolved
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
rules
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
smile
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From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
SOME
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
steamer
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
steps
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From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
strict
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From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
touched
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From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
up
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From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
usual
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
veranda
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From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUSTIN MAKES SOME PLANS Mrs. Austin's veranda was not as crowded as usual.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Farquhar's friends were numerous but rather mixed; his feasts were not marked by the strict observance of conventional rules, and at Las Palmas Jacinta Austin was something of a great lady.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Kit came up the steps she gave him a gracious smile.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For one thing, a steamer that touched at Las Palmas regularly had arrived from the Argentine and her captain was giving a ball, to which Mrs. Austin had resolved she would not go.
