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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 For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
back
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In her corner Henrietta sat upright, staring rigidly before her.
best
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From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
Bishop
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From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
boots
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From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
brown
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From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
burly
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From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
carriage
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
chaise
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From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
colour
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From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
corner
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From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
eyes
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
faded
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From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
flush
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
hair
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
Henrietta
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From this reading In her corner Henrietta sat upright, staring rigidly before her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her corner Henrietta sat upright, staring rigidly before her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
hide
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From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
house
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
just
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
made
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From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
moment
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
person
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From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
quickly
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From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
restrained
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From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
rigidly
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From this reading In her corner Henrietta sat upright, staring rigidly before her.
risen
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
sat
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From this reading In her corner Henrietta sat upright, staring rigidly before her.
scarlet
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
seat
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From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
shrunk
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
small
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From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
square-toed
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From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
staring
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From this reading In her corner Henrietta sat upright, staring rigidly before her.
taken
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From this reading But the colour had faded as quickly as it had risen; she had restrained herself, and taken her seat.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bishop, in his corner of the chaise, made his burly person as small as he could.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
tops
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From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
tried
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From this reading He tried his best to hide his brown tops and square-toed boots.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
upright
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From this reading In her corner Henrietta sat upright, staring rigidly before her.
very
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From this reading For just one moment, as she passed from the house to the carriage, under a score of staring eyes, a scarlet flush had risen to her very hair, and she had shrunk back.
