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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 He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
American
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
awkwardly
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
beforehand
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Mr. Buel, I believe?” she said pertly.
book
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
Buel
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
Buel's
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
carefully
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
chair
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
coldly
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
colour
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
comfortably
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
cursed
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
deck
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
distinct
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
ease
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
embarrassment
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
engaged
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
face
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
fact
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
felt
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
frown
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
further
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
greeting
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mr. Buel, I believe?” she said pertly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
inwardly
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
Jessop
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
knowing
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
Miss
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
more
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
Mr
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
out
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
pertly
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From this reading “Mr. Buel, I believe?” she said pertly.
prepared
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
pretty
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
put
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
reading
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
rising
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
said
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From this reading “Mr. Buel, I believe?” she said pertly.
say
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
searched
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
seated
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
there
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From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
unreadiness
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From this reading He inwardly cursed his unreadiness, and felt, to his further embarrassment, that his colour was rising.
up
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From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
very
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From this reading Next morning Mr. Buel again searched the deck for the fair American, and this time he found her reading his book, seated very comfortably in her deck chair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The fact that she was so engaged put out of Buel’s mind the greeting he had carefully prepared beforehand, and he stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was not put more at his ease when Miss Jessop looked up at him coldly, with a distinct frown on her pretty face.
