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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 A DAUGHTER OF TYRE "Monsieur voleur!"
abashed
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
agreeable
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
beamed
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
beauty
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
big
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
bloom
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
Byng
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
called
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
close
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
confidentially
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading A DAUGHTER OF TYRE "Monsieur voleur!"
delicacy
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
delicate
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
down
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
eager
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
felt
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
gave
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
greater
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
greeted
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
hand
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
head
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
home
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
humorous
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
impatient
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
indulgent
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
inquiry
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
Jasmine
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
like
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
means
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
merely
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
Monsieur
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From this reading A DAUGHTER OF TYRE "Monsieur voleur!"
much
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
mystified
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
night
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
Now
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DAUGHTER OF TYRE "Monsieur voleur!"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
opera
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
pad
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
palm
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
perfume
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
protest
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
robber
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
rose-leaves
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From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
shook
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From this reading Now he merely shook his head in humorous protest, and gave her an indulgent look of inquiry.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
situation
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow he felt quite at home with her; while yet he was abashed by so much delicacy and beauty and bloom.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
TYRE
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From this reading A DAUGHTER OF TYRE "Monsieur voleur!"
violence
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
voice
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
voleur
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From this reading A DAUGHTER OF TYRE "Monsieur voleur!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jasmine looked at him again, as she had done the night before at the opera, standing quite confidentially close to him, her hand resting in his big palm like a pad of rose-leaves; while a delicate perfume greeted his senses.
wholly
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From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Byng beamed down on her, mystified and eager, yet by no means impatient, since the situation was one wholly agreeable to him, and he had been called robber in his time with greater violence and with a different voice.
