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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 CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
Barbara
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
basket-chair
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From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
blew
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
carried
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
CARTWRIGHT
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
clouds
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
cost
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
dress
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
dropped
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From this reading Her mouth dropped and her pose was languid.
dust
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
eyes
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
felt
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
flat
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
GETS
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
glitter
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
hot
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
hotel
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
hurt
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
languid
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From this reading Her mouth dropped and her pose was languid.
Lister
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
mouth
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From this reading Her mouth dropped and her pose was languid.
much
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
occupied
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From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
opposite
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From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
out
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
pose
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From this reading Her mouth dropped and her pose was languid.
pretend
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From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
reaction
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
refuse
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
remarkably
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
road
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
sea
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
sense
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
sitting
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
smeared
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
soothing
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From this reading To refuse Lister had cost her much, and although she had done so because she felt she ought, the sense of having carried out a duty was not remarkably soothing.
struggled
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
veranda
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
white
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From this reading The glitter of the sea hurt her eyes, and the dust that blew in clouds from the road smeared her white dress.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a relief to know she need not pretend to Cartwright, who occupied a basket-chair opposite.
WORK
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From this reading CARTWRIGHT GETS TO WORK The morning was hot and Barbara, sitting on the hotel veranda, struggled against a flat reaction.
