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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 "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
all
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
balcony
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
bedroom
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
bored
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
cane
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
Cappadocia
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
company
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
crowd's
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
cushions
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
dear
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From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
deck-chair
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
ears
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
effort
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
fingers
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
first-floor
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
fun's
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
happen
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From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
how
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From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
idiot
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
John
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
lively
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
made
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
marrow
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
more
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
Oh
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From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
opened
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
other
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
play's
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
Poppy
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
propped
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
said
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
sat
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
scarlet
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
shivering
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
side
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From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
silk
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
silky
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
slightest
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
slowly
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
spaniel's
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
St
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From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
stifle
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Poppy St. John drew the spaniel's long silky ears through her fingers slowly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
up
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
very
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
white-railed
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
windows
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From this reading Poppy sat, propped up with scarlet silk cushions, in a cane deck-chair, on the white-railed balcony upon which the first-floor bedroom windows opened.
wish
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From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, how I do wish something would happen!"
yawn
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From this reading "I am bored, Cappadocia," she said, with a yawn which she made not the slightest effort to stifle, "bored right through to my very marrow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The play's on the other side, the crowd's on the other side, all the fun's on the other side, and I am on this side with nothing more lively than you, you little shivering idiot, for company."
