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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 His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
boy
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
breath
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
caught
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
change
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From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
color
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
daughter
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
deepening
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
delight
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
disturb
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
early
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
Endicott
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From this reading Michael met Mr. Endicott unembarrassed.
father
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
gazed
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
given
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
grown
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From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was here then, his Starr!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
intense
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
introduce
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
just
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From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
met
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From this reading Michael met Mr. Endicott unembarrassed.
Michael
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From this reading Michael met Mr. Endicott unembarrassed.
Mr
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From this reading Michael met Mr. Endicott unembarrassed.
New
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
realized
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From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
see
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From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
self-poise
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was here then, his Starr!
shock
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From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
Starr
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From this reading She was here then, his Starr!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
then
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From this reading She was here then, his Starr!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
turned
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
unembarrassed
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From this reading Michael met Mr. Endicott unembarrassed.
up
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From this reading He had not realized before that she would be grown up, but of course she would, and the change in her was not so great as to shock his memory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was here then, his Starr!
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had come to see him, and she looked just as he would have her look.
York
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
young
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From this reading His early life in New York had given him a self-poise that nothing seemed to disturb; but when the father turned to introduce his young daughter, the boy caught his breath and gazed at her with deepening color, and intense delight.
