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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 LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
accompany
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
addressed
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
affrighting
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
age
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From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
all
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
Arizona
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
came
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
charm
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
city
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
clear
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
close
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
dissipate
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
eyes
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From this reading Miss Nickall had fluffy grey hair, with warm, loving eyes, and was addressed as Nick.
fluffy
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
forty
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From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
freckles
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
friends
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
grey
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From this reading Miss Nickall had fluffy grey hair, with warm, loving eyes, and was addressed as Nick.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
hair
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
instantly
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
loving
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From this reading Miss Nickall had fluffy grey hair, with warm, loving eyes, and was addressed as Nick.
menace
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
Miss
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
Nick
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From this reading Miss Nickall had fluffy grey hair, with warm, loving eyes, and was addressed as Nick.
Nickall
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
often
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
other
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
PARIS
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
red
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
station
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
Thompkins
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From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
Tommy
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
too
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From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
twenty-four
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From this reading The age of either might have been anything from twenty-four to forty.
warm
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From this reading Miss Nickall had fluffy grey hair, with warm, loving eyes, and was addressed as Nick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LIFE IN PARIS Miss Thompkins and Miss Nickall were a charm to dissipate all the affrighting menace of the city beyond the station.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Thompkins had fluffy red hair, with the freckles which too often accompany red hair, and was addressed as Tommy.
Wyoming
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From this reading The one came from Wyoming, the other from Arizona; and it was instantly clear that they were close friends.
