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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 “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
Angus
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
become
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From this reading He had become a grave, middle-aged man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
changed
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From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
child
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
daylight
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From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
expression
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
exuberant
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
face
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
fireside
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From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
grave
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From this reading He had become a grave, middle-aged man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
high
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
how
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From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
husband
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
Just
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
knee
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
looking
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From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
love
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
man
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From this reading He had become a grave, middle-aged man.
middle-aged
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From this reading He had become a grave, middle-aged man.
moment
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
much
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
often
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From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
opportunity
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From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
playfully
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
rather
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
Rothesay
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From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
said
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
sat
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From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
see
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
serious
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
smile
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
spirits
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
sprang
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
Sybilla
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From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
then
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From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, looking in his face by daylight, Sybilla had opportunity to see how changed he was.
together
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From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sybilla seemed in high spirits--her love was ever exuberant in expression--and the moment her husband seemed serious she sprang on his knee and looked playfully in his face.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
wife
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From this reading Next morning Captain Rothesay and his wife sat together by the fireside, where she had so often sat alone.
wintry
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From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Just as much a child as ever, I see,” said Angus Rothesay, with a rather wintry smile.
