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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 Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
aside
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From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
avoided
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From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
bow
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From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
came
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
carrying
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
chin
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From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
coming
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
day
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
fashionable
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
florist's
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
hand
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
LIGHT
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
lilies
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
Mrs
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
narrow
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
Nelly
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
out
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
Oxford
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
path
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From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
Rooke
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
second
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From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
sheaf
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
shop
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From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
south
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have passed with a bow if Nelly had not stopped straight in her path.
straight
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From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
Street
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
streets
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
Then
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From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
three
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
turned
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From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
unfriendly
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From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
uplifting
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From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
wanted
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Rooke was coming out of a florist's shop, and she was carrying a sheaf of lilies in her hand.
WAY
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
wedding
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
weeks
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From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading LIGHT ON THE WAY It wanted three weeks to her wedding when one day Nelly suddenly came upon Mrs. Rooke in one of the narrow, fashionable streets south of Oxford Street.
white
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From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then she came straight on with a little unfriendly uplifting of her white chin.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For one second she looked as though she would have turned aside and avoided Nelly.
