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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 A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
aunt
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
becomingly
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
belting
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
brown
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
calmly
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
CALYPSO'S
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
century
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From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
chamber
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
chamber-robe
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
cheeks
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
chestnut
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Constance
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
days
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
dear
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From this reading I meant to meet you, dear."
door
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
early
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From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
eyes
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
flying
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
Garry
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
GIFT
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
golden
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
hair
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
happens
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From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
heavy
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
holding
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I meant to meet you, dear."
impatient
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
knot
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
later
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
living-room
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
looking
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
lustrous
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
maid
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
masses
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
meant
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From this reading I meant to meet you, dear."
meet
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From this reading I meant to meet you, dear."
mirror
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
miserable
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From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
moment
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
once
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From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
out
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
pink
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
pretty
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
rapping
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
said
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
salutes
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
sent
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
shakingnounUS /ˈshaking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
silk
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
tender
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
That's
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I meant to meet you, dear."
train
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From this reading "That miserable train is early; it happens once in a century.
twisting
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
Two
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From this reading CALYPSO'S GIFT Two days later as his pretty aunt stood in her chamber shaking out the chestnut masses of her hair before her mirror, an impatient rapping at the living-room door sent her maid flying.
up
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From this reading "That's Garry," said Constance calmly, belting in her chamber-robe of silk and twisting up her hair into one heavy lustrous knot.
very
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From this reading A moment later they had exchanged salutes and, holding both his hands in hers, she stood looking at him, golden brown eyes very tender, cheeks becomingly pink.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I meant to meet you, dear."
