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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 What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
back
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
brief
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
called
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
car
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From this reading I will take the car up to the garage and come back."
clean
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will take the car up to the garage and come back."
dared
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
door
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
down
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
dress
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
dressing
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
drove
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
evasion
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
Fanny
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From this reading Fanny slipped in through the garden.
garage
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From this reading I will take the car up to the garage and come back."
garden
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From this reading Fanny slipped in through the garden.
Get
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
go
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
How
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will take the car up to the garage and come back."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fanny slipped in through the garden.
INN
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
isolated
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
ones
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
out
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
put
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
road
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
Section
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
silk
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
skirt
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
slipped
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From this reading Fanny slipped in through the garden.
Stewart
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
stockings
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From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
supper
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I will take the car up to the garage and come back."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Fanny slipped in through the garden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
twos
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
up
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
villa
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
village
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
walking
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From this reading THE INN They drove back to the village and down to their isolated villa, and here on the road they passed ones and twos of the Section walking into supper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What they called "dressing" was a clean skirt and silk stockings--but silk stockings she dared not put on before her brief appearance at supper.
wheel
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
whispered
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From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will take the car up to the garage and come back."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How little we have thought out your evasion!" whispered Stewart at the wheel, as they drew up at the door: "Get out, and go and dress.
