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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 Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
auburn
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
away
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
chairs
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
come
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
dresses
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From this reading He was perfectly sure too that she was wearing one of Sheila's dresses.
earth
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From this reading PETER'S OPINION WHO on earth was that?
expressive
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
eyes
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
face
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
Fortescue
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
girl
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From this reading What a lovely girl!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
hair
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
lawn
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
lovely
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From this reading What a lovely girl!
made
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
never
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PETER'S OPINION WHO on earth was that?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was perfectly sure too that she was wearing one of Sheila's dresses.
OPINION
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From this reading PETER'S OPINION WHO on earth was that?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
perfectly
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From this reading He was perfectly sure too that she was wearing one of Sheila's dresses.
Peter
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
PETER'S
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From this reading PETER'S OPINION WHO on earth was that?
placed
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
saw
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
see
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
seen
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
Sheila
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
Sheila's
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From this reading He was perfectly sure too that she was wearing one of Sheila's dresses.
some
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
stranger
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
sure
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From this reading He was perfectly sure too that she was wearing one of Sheila's dresses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PETER'S OPINION WHO on earth was that?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
three
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
too
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From this reading He was perfectly sure too that she was wearing one of Sheila's dresses.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
turned
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETER'S OPINION WHO on earth was that?
way
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
wealth
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From this reading He had never seen such a wealth of auburn hair or such expressive eyes as she turned towards him.
wearing
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From this reading He was perfectly sure too that she was wearing one of Sheila's dresses.
weeks
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From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a lovely girl!
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading PETER'S OPINION WHO on earth was that?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Peter Fortescue had come to see Sheila after having been away for three weeks, and as he made his way towards some chairs he saw placed on the lawn, he had come face to face with a stranger.
