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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 MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
Angela
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
approached
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
astonishment
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I simply stood and stared at him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
customary
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
dear
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From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
deliberately
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
doing
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From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
emptied
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
enormous
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
exclamation
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From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
find
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
greeted
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From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
Lady
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
MAKES
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
MISS
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
Mostyn
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From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
MOYAT
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
outlet
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
pipe
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
Ray
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
reduced
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
SCENE
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From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
sight
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
significance
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
simply
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From this reading I simply stood and stared at him.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
sprung
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From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
stared
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From this reading I simply stood and stared at him.
state
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I simply stood and stared at him.
surprise
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From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
up
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From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Angela, however, after her first exclamation of surprise, went up and greeted him.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MISS MOYAT MAKES A SCENE Ray was smoking his customary enormous pipe, which he deliberately emptied as Lady Angela and I approached.
Why
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From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
words
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
wounds
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From this reading The sight of him and the significance of his wounds reduced me to a state of astonishment which could find no outlet in words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Why, my dear Mostyn," she exclaimed, "wherever have you sprung from, and what have you been doing to yourself?"
