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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 And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
back
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
bashfully
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From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hesitated, stammered, and then said:-- “Won't you come in?”
complexion
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
dark
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
English
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
expected
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
eyes
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
farther
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
figure
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
gesture
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
hand
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
head
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
hesitated
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From this reading He hesitated, stammered, and then said:-- “Won't you come in?”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hesitated, stammered, and then said:-- “Won't you come in?”
Italian
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
jess
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From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
known
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From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
lithe
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
looking
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From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
looks
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From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
made
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
more
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
negation
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
olive
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
pointing
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From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
possibly
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From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
rapid
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
said
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From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
seen
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From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
semaphore
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From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
speak
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From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
stammered
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From this reading He hesitated, stammered, and then said:-- “Won't you come in?”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was still more astonished, for, looking at her dark eyes and olive complexion, he had expected her to speak Italian or broken English.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
then
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From this reading He hesitated, stammered, and then said:-- “Won't you come in?”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I jess was looking at that thing,” she said bashfully, pointing to the semaphore.
whole
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From this reading She drew back still farther and made a rapid gesture of negation with her head, her hand, and even her whole lithe figure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
women
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From this reading And, possibly because for a long time he had seen and known little of women, he was quite struck with her good looks.
Won't
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From this reading He hesitated, stammered, and then said:-- “Won't you come in?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He hesitated, stammered, and then said:-- “Won't you come in?”
