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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 Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
belt
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
bending
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From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
blue
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
chiffon
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
clusters
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
curls
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
dress
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
dressed
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
earnestly
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From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
evening
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
gazed
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From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
girl
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
hand
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
Harry
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From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
Iris
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From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
jetty
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
Katy
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From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
Kendal
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From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
keys
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
lift
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
like
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From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
lips
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
lover
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From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
magnificently
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
meshes
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
music
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From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
pale
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
persuade
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From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
piano
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
picture
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From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
pink
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
roses
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
sat
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
saw
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
saying
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From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
sing
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From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
straying
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katy gazed long and earnestly at the picture before her.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
turning
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From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
Vincent
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From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Beside her, turning over the music, and bending like a lover over her, was Harry Kendal.
watched
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
white
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From this reading And as the girl watched she saw him suddenly lift to his lips the little white hand that was straying over the keys.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Vincent sat at the piano, magnificently dressed in a pale blue chiffon evening dress, with great clusters of pink roses at her belt, at her throat, and in the meshes of her jetty curls.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do let me persuade you to sing for me, Iris," he was saying.
