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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 THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
beat
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
beautiful
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From this reading Blake thought she looked very beautiful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
big
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
Blake
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From this reading Blake thought she looked very beautiful.
book
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
caught
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
clear
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
color
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
dropping
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
entered
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
eyes
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
fast
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
fell
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
felt
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
GIRL
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
gladness
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From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
guard
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From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
hall
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
hand
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From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
Hazlehurst
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
heart
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
heightened
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
hide
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From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
holding
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From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake thought she looked very beautiful.
MAN
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
Millicent
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
off
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From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
raised
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
reading
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
recesses
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
rose
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
sat
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
sight
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
smiling
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From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
started
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
sunshine
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Blake thought she looked very beautiful.
Thrown
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From this reading Thrown off her guard as she had been, he caught the gladness in her eyes before she could hide it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
tingle
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From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
turning
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From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
unnecessarily
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From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
up
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From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
very
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From this reading Blake thought she looked very beautiful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
window
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
winter
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From this reading THE GIRL AND THE MAN It was a clear winter afternoon and the sunshine that entered a window of the big hall at Hazlehurst fell upon Millicent as she sat in one of the recesses reading a book.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she raised her eyes and caught sight of him she started, and, dropping the book, she rose with a tingle of heightened color, while Blake felt his heart beat fast.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are surprised at my turning up?" he asked, holding her hand an unnecessarily long time and smiling into her eyes.
