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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 What a picture the girl made!
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
all
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From this reading She was slim and tall and graceful in all her movements.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
ANGEL
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
back
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
companion
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From this reading "How pretty she is!" sighed her companion.
critically
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
curls
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
dropped
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
former
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
girl
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From this reading What a picture the girl made!
gold
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
graceful
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From this reading She was slim and tall and graceful in all her movements.
GREGSON
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
head
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
How
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From this reading "How pretty she is!" sighed her companion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was slim and tall and graceful in all her movements.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How pretty she is!" sighed her companion.
knee
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
knitting
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
lay
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
leaning
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
little
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
made
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From this reading What a picture the girl made!
MISS
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
movements
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From this reading She was slim and tall and graceful in all her movements.
nape
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
neck
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
particularly
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
picture
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From this reading What a picture the girl made!
pretty
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
pupil
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
shone
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
sighed
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From this reading "How pretty she is!" sighed her companion.
slim
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From this reading She was slim and tall and graceful in all her movements.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
streaks
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From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
surveyed
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
tall
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From this reading She was slim and tall and graceful in all her movements.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a picture the girl made!
window
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From this reading ANGEL MISS GREGSON dropped her knitting on to her knee and surveyed her former pupil critically as she stood leaning against the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The back of her head was particularly pretty, as little curls lay at the nape of her neck and shone with streaks of gold.
