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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 Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
adjust
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From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
away
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
belong
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
brilliant
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
calculate
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
comparatively
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
Coombe
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
corner
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
cushions
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
custom
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
dancing
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
difficult
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From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
disturbed
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From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
drawing-room
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
early
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
empty
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
exactly
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
fact
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
Feather
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From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
furniture
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
gone
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
How
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
leaving
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
logically
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
male
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
men
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
often
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From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
other
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
outstay
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
people
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
race
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From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
reason
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From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
result
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
scattered
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
skirt
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
sofa
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
suitable
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was often disturbed by his reasons, and found it difficult to adjust herself to them.
there
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From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
untidy
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From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
usually
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From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was no custom of his to outstay other people; in fact, he usually went away comparatively early.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Feather could not imagine what his reason could be, but she was sure there was a reason.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How—even if one had a logically brilliant mind—could one calculate on a male being, who seemed not exactly to belong to the race of men.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As a result of the skirt dancing, the furniture of the empty drawing-room was a little scattered and untidy, but Feather had found a suitable corner among cushions on a sofa, after everyone had gone leaving Coombe alone with her.
