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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 Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
ago
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
Babs
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
Brandon
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
Brandon's
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From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
charming
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
clear
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
continually
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From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
contrast
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
creatures
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
dark
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From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
eagerness
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
elf-like
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
eyes
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
fit
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
force
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
girlish
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
haunted
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From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
health
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
helping
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
high
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From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
hovered
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From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
intensity
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
Joskin
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
kind
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
long-lashed
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
lusty
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
man
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
Millicent
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
moment
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
mother
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
noticed
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
out
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
picture
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
prettiness
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
puzzle
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
rich
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
shared
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
slight
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
spirit
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From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
spread
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
sturdy
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
table
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
Tall
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was clear, however, that above Millicent Brandon’s high spirit hovered the dark shadow which continually haunted her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
together
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
too
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
two
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From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
unusual
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
vicar
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
vitality
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From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
vivid
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From this reading Tall, slight, a picture of vivid health, she had a charming prettiness of an unusual kind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even the vicar, who noticed so little, was struck by the force of the contrast between this rich vitality and the broken man whom he had left a moment ago.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Millicent Brandon looked too girlish to be the mother of the two lusty creatures whom she was helping to fit together a picture puzzle which had been spread out on a table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
yellow-headed
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From this reading And in the clear, long-lashed eyes was an eagerness, an intensity of life which the elf-like Babs and the sturdy, yellow-headed Joskin shared with her.
