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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 She pulled out a cabinet photograph from the depths of her knitting-bag.
addressing
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
Alopecia
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
back
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
Bailey
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
Bailey's
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
cabinet
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From this reading She pulled out a cabinet photograph from the depths of her knitting-bag.
Cornelia
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
Dale
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From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
defeat
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From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
depths
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From this reading She pulled out a cabinet photograph from the depths of her knitting-bag.
enjoying
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
fallen
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
feet
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From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She pulled out a cabinet photograph from the depths of her knitting-bag.
full
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
functions
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
glance
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From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
greatest
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
hair
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
hopeless
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From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
jumped
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From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
knitting-bag
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From this reading She pulled out a cabinet photograph from the depths of her knitting-bag.
mechanically
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From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
mention
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From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
Miss
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
Mr
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bailey jumped to his feet mechanically at her mention of his name.
obviously
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
otherwise
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
out
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
people
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
photograph
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From this reading She pulled out a cabinet photograph from the depths of her knitting-bag.
proceeded
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She pulled out a cabinet photograph from the depths of her knitting-bag.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
rigid
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
Rubeola
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
said
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
satisfaction
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
situation
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
sixty
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
swift
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From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
teeth
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
tones
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
Urticaria
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
utter
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From this reading He and Dale exchanged one swift and hopeless glance of utter defeat.
Well
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From this reading “Well, Mr. Alopecia—Urticaria—Rubeola—otherwise _Bailey!_” she said in tones of the greatest satisfaction, addressing herself to Bailey’s rigid back.
wish
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
young
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From this reading “I wish,” proceeded Miss Cornelia, obviously enjoying the situation to the full, “I wish you young people would remember that even if hair and teeth have fallen out at sixty the mind still functions.”
