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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 WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
Adrian
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
announce
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
Byng
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
came
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
cheeks
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
colour
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
distinctly
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
end
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
entered
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
feet
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
Fellowes
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
few
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
front
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
gold-brown
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
groomed
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
hair
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
harmoniously
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
head
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
heard
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
I've
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From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
Jasmine
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From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
Jasmine's
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
known
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From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
man
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
Manassa
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
moments
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
most
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From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
night
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
o'clock
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
POWER-HOUSE
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
pretended
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
rose
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
row
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
said
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
sat
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
saying
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From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
selfish
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From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
servant
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
shown
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
sitting-room
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
six
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From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
slim
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
stalls
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From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
unintellectual
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
waving
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
well
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From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As he entered, the man who sat at the end of the front row of stalls the first night of "Manassa" rose to his feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Adrian Fellowes, slim, well groomed, with the colour of an apple in his cheeks, and his gold-brown hair waving harmoniously over his unintellectual head.
WITHINprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WITHIN THE POWER-HOUSE At a few moments before six o'clock Byng was shown into Jasmine's sitting-room.
words
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From this reading Either Jasmine did not hear the servant announce Byng, or she pretended not to do so, and the words were said so distinctly that Byng heard them as he came forward.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, Adrian, you are the most selfish man I've ever known," Jasmine was saying as Byng entered.
