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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 Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A bystander would have been puzzled by the sudden knitting of Catherine’s brows over it.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
brows
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busy
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
bystander
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Catherine
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From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
Catherine's
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caught
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From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
chattering
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
civil
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
cold
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
cynic
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
Dandie
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
drawing-room
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From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
figures
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From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
garden
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From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
gleamed
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A bystander would have been puzzled by the sudden knitting of Catherine’s brows over it.
held
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
knitting
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From this reading A bystander would have been puzzled by the sudden knitting of Catherine’s brows over it.
Langham
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From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
leapt
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
man
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
much
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
notice
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
only
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A bystander would have been puzzled by the sudden knitting of Catherine’s brows over it.
parasol
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
puzzled
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From this reading A bystander would have been puzzled by the sudden knitting of Catherine’s brows over it.
red
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
Rose
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From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
round
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From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
saw
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From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
scarcely
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
strolling
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From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A bystander would have been puzzled by the sudden knitting of Catherine’s brows over it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
talking
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
too
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
trees
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From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was nothing, however, but the figures of Rose and Langham strolling round the garden.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rose held a red parasol, which gleamed against the trees; Dandie leapt about her, but she was too busy talking to take much notice of him.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
window
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From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Catherine stopped beside the drawing-room window with a start, caught by something she saw outside.
word
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A bystander would have been puzzled by the sudden knitting of Catherine’s brows over it.
yesterday
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From this reading Talking, chattering, to that cold cynic of a man, for whom only yesterday she had scarcely had a civil word!
