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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 REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
aid
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
almost
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
approaching
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
carried
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
class
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
collected
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
concern
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
Consternation
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From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
craned
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From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
curiosity
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
demeanor
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
Devonshire
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From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
endowed
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
entrance
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From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
Evelyn
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
expression
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
eyes
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
faces
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
fact
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
fainted
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
few
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
Forbes
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
frame
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
give
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
HANDYSIDE
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From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
horror
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
innate
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
like
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
Men
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From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
necks
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From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
nervous
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From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
race
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
REAPPEARANCE
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From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
recovered
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
reigned
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From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
reopened
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
ring
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
Royal
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From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
said
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
scene
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
seconds
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
shrieks
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From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
smile
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
speech
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
spirit
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
splendidly
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
then
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
Theydon
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
too
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
unnaturally
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From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
varying
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
vestibule
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
vigorous
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
vital
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From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
way
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From this reading "Did I give way like that?" she said, with a valiant smile, first at Theydon, and then at the ring of faces, each with its varying expression of curiosity or concern.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE REAPPEARANCE OF HANDYSIDE Consternation reigned for a while at the entrance to the Royal Devonshire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Evelyn Forbes was endowed with a vigorous frame and a splendidly vital spirit, and she recovered her senses before she could be carried into the vestibule.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The fact that she had fainted, too, brought to the aid of her waking senses the innate horror of her race and class for anything approaching a "scene," and she was almost unnaturally collected in speech and demeanor within a few seconds after her eyes had reopened.
women
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From this reading Men craned their necks and women uttered nervous little shrieks.
