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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 SEEKING A PLACE.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
azure
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
blush
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
came
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
carpet
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
caught
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
cushions
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
Dear
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
deep
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
drive
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From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
face
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From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
flung
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
girl
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
got
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
haste
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From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
hat
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
Hipple
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
how
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
jaunty
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
knowing
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
Lady
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
ladyship
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
light
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From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
matter
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From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
midst
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
Noel
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From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
picking
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
PLACE
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From this reading SEEKING A PLACE.
room
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
Rose
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
said
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
SEEKING
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From this reading SEEKING A PLACE.
shame
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
sigh
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
Sir
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From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
sunk
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
taken
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From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
thoughts
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
turning
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From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
up
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
wild
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From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Hipple came into the room and found Lady Rose among her azure cushions, on which she had sunk with a deep sigh, and a blush of shame, at being so caught in the midst of her wild thoughts.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
wonder
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From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We thought Sir Noel had taken you for a long drive."
young
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From this reading "No matter, you need have been in no haste to come," said the young lady, turning her face from the light.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear, dear, I wonder how your ladyship got in without my knowing it," she said, picking up the jaunty little hat which the girl had flung on the carpet.
