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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 remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
admiration
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alarm
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all
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almost
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ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PUNSONBY'S DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE Oliva Cresswell rose with the final despairing buzz of her alarm clock and conquered the almost irresistible temptation to close her eyes, just to see what it felt like.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PUNSONBY'S DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE Oliva Cresswell rose with the final despairing buzz of her alarm clock and conquered the almost irresistible temptation to close her eyes, just to see what it felt like.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She remembered going to bed at one and turning from side to side until three.
bed
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best
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buzz
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clock
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close
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conquered
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Cresswell
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deciding
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despairing
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DISCHARGE
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
EMPLOYEE
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eyes
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fatuous
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
feet
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felt
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final
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first impression was that she had had no sleep all night.
five
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
four
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She remembered going to bed at one and turning from side to side until three.
get
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From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
girl
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going
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gone
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From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her first impression was that she had had no sleep all night.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
healthy
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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hours
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impression
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
irresistible
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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just
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legs
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
like
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From this reading PUNSONBY'S DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE Oliva Cresswell rose with the final despairing buzz of her alarm clock and conquered the almost irresistible temptation to close her eyes, just to see what it felt like.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
minutes
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
night
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From this reading Her first impression was that she had had no sleep all night.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her first impression was that she had had no sleep all night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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Oliva
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onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She remembered going to bed at one and turning from side to side until three.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
practically
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
PUNSONBY'S
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pyjama-ed
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
remembered
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From this reading She remembered going to bed at one and turning from side to side until three.
rise
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romantic
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rose
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see
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her first impression was that she had had no sleep all night.
side
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silly
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sleep
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slumber
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
some
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spent
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
sun
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swung
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tea
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temptation
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her first impression was that she had had no sleep all night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUNSONBY'S DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE Oliva Cresswell rose with the final despairing buzz of her alarm clock and conquered the almost irresistible temptation to close her eyes, just to see what it felt like.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
three
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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turning
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She remembered going to bed at one and turning from side to side until three.
up
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From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first impression was that she had had no sleep all night.
watch
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From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading PUNSONBY'S DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE Oliva Cresswell rose with the final despairing buzz of her alarm clock and conquered the almost irresistible temptation to close her eyes, just to see what it felt like.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading She remembered deciding that the best thing to do was to get up, make some tea and watch the sun rise, and that whilst she was deciding whether such a step was romantic or just silly, she must have gone to sleep.
white
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From this reading Still, four hours of slumber is practically no slumber to a healthy girl and she swung her pyjama-ed legs over the side of the bed and spent quite five minutes in a fatuous admiration of her little white feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading PUNSONBY'S DISCHARGE AN EMPLOYEE Oliva Cresswell rose with the final despairing buzz of her alarm clock and conquered the almost irresistible temptation to close her eyes, just to see what it felt like.
