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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 boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
ANTONIA
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From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
arm
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
attracted
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From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
barge
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From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
boats
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
calm
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
came
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
chin
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
close
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
college
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contact
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contests
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described
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down
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eager
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end
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excitement
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
eyes
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
face
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
Five
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From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
fluffy
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
gestures
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
girl
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
grey-blue
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
hair
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
impressed
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
just
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From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
knotted
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
neck
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
old
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Olympian
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
Oxford
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From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
passing
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
pointed
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
quick
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
races
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From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
ribbon
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
rush
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
saw
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From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
Shelton
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shoulder
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
side
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
soft
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
some
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From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
strenuousness
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
summer
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From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had been “down” from Oxford for some years, but these Olympian contests still attracted him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
usual
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
vividly
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From this reading The pointed chin, long neck, the fluffy hair, quick gestures, and the calm strenuousness of her grey-blue eyes, impressed him vividly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He saw close to him a young girl with fair hair knotted in a ribbon, whose face was eager with excitement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
years
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From this reading ANTONIA Five years before the journey just described Shelton had stood one afternoon on the barge of his old college at the end of the summer races.
young
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From this reading The boats were passing, and in the usual rush to the barge side his arm came in contact with a soft young shoulder.
