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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 Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
Alfred
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There she found John biting an empty pipe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
became
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
biting
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From this reading There she found John biting an empty pipe.
breathed
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
Canipers
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
capable
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
comely
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
drawing-room
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
droll
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
empty
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From this reading There she found John biting an empty pipe.
fear
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she found John biting an empty pipe.
garden
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
gate
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
heavy
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
Helen
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
hospitable
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
John
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From this reading There she found John biting an empty pipe.
made
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
meal
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
Miriam
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
monosyllabic
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
Mrs
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
much
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
Notya
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
off
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
out
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
pipe
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From this reading There she found John biting an empty pipe.
placidly
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
plates
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
pleasure
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
realizing
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
rebuke
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
remarks
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
removed
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
Samson
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From this reading It was a comely party, and Mrs. Samson breathed her heavy pleasure in it as she removed the plates.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
showed
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
shyer
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
sometimes
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From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
supper
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
There
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From this reading There she found John biting an empty pipe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
Uncle
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From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
wandered
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From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At supper, Uncle Alfred was monosyllabic, and the Canipers, realizing that he was much shyer than themselves, became hospitable.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the meal was over and Uncle Alfred was smoking placidly in the drawing-room, Helen wandered out to the garden gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Notya made the droll remarks of which she was sometimes capable, and Miriam showed off without fear of a rebuke.
