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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 The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
admiration
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
Andrews
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
any
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
appear
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
beautiful
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
belt
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
bunch
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
chine
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
covert
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
cream
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
crepe
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
days
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
de
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
dinner
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
dress
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
drug
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
eating
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
eccentric
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
F
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
Frances
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
G
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
girl
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
girls
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
giving
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
glances
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
habit
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
hours
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
ice
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
immense
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
lavender
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
meals
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
new
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
off
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
opportunity
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
pinned
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
practise
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
refrain
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
resolutions
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
restaurant
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
s
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
seat
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
several
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From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
skipping
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
stonily
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
store
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
sundaes
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
supper
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
table
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
taking
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
TRICKERY
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From this reading TRICKERY.
very
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From this reading She looked very handsome and the girls could not refrain from giving her covert glances of admiration as she took her seat stonily at the table.
village
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From this reading The eccentric girl was in the habit of skipping meals and eating at off hours at a little restaurant in the village, or taking ice cream sundaes in the drug store.
violets
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From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was several days before the G. F.'s had an opportunity to practise any of their new resolutions on Frances Andrews.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last, however, she did appear at supper in a beautiful dinner dress of lavender crepe de chine with an immense bunch of violets pinned at her belt.
