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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 Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
air
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
Blue
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
breeze
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From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
caught
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
Cautley
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
coming
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
cool
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From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
corner
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
disastrous
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
distance
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
Dr
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
early
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
evening
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
flutter
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
fortnight
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
frantic
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
friendly
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From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
frock-coat
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
hand
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From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
heart
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
held
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From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
Hill
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
intersecting
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
keep
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From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
Miss
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
Moon
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
neared
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From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
out
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From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
pace
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
Park
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
Primrose
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
Quincey
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
round
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
Saturday
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
sight
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
stir
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
tails
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
taking
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From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
There
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
trees
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From this reading There was a little stir and flutter in the trees and a little stir and flutter in her heart, for she had caught sight of Dr. Cautley in the distance.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
up
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From this reading He pulled himself up as he neared her and held out a friendly hand.
walking
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From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
walks
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
warm
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From this reading She was walking to keep herself warm, for the breeze was brisk and cool.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Under a Blue Moon It was early on another Saturday evening, a fortnight after that disastrous one, and Miss Quincey was taking the air in Primrose Hill Park.
waving
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From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was coming round the corner of one of the intersecting walks, coming at a frantic pace, with the tails of his frock-coat waving in the wind.
