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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 When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
appointed
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
aware
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
became
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
chin
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
cold
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
contemptuously
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
courtesy
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
discreet
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
dislike
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From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
distance
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
doorway
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
elaborate
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
end
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
Endicott
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
expression
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
features
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
fixedly
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
frock
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
full
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
garments
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
grace
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
greet
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
habitual
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
heard
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
hour
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
increase
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From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
jewelled
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
later
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
lorgnette
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
maid
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
Michael
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
moment
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
movement
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
noted
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
only
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From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
presented
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
reason
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From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
reception
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
room
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
rose
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
rustle
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
scorn
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
shown
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
small
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
some
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From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
stare
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From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
supreme
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
surveying
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
there
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
tilted
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From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of that time he heard a discreet rustle of garments in the distance, and a moment later, became aware of a cold stare from the doorway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Endicott in an elaborate morning frock was surveying him fixedly through a jewelled lorgnette, her chin tilted contemptuously, and an expression of supreme scorn upon her handsome features.
waited
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From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Michael presented himself at the appointed hour the next morning he was shown into a small reception room by a maid, and there he waited for a full half hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
Woman
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
world
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From this reading Woman of the world that she was, she must have noted the grace of his every movement as he rose with his habitual courtesy to greet her.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet for some reason this only seemed to increase her dislike.
