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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 "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
accustomed
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
always
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
approaching
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
arranging
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
beautiful
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
bows
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From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
bringing
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
courtly
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From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
delightful
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From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
drive
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
entered
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
eyes
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
face
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
find
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
gallantry
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
General
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
greet
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From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
greeting
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
hand
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
Harrington
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
How
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
kissing
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
lady
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
LETTER
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From this reading ZILLAH'S LETTER.
lifting
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
lovely
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
made
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
most
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From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
news
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From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
QuitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "'That is the most delightful news that could greet me,' he replied, with one of his courtly bows.
room
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From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
smile
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
well
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From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "'Quite well,' she answered, lifting her eyes to his with that lovely smile of greeting she always had for him, and which made her face so beautiful.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "One morning, while we were arranging a drive for the afternoon, General Harrington entered the room, bringing a letter in his hand.
wife
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From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "'How do you find yourself this morning, fair lady!' he asked, approaching his wife and kissing her hand with his accustomed gallantry.
ZILLAH'S
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From this reading ZILLAH'S LETTER.
