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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 "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
also
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
astonishment
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From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
Button-eyes
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From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
Cleland
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
coolly
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
devil
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
discovered
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From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
fixed
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
go
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From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
going
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
hips
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
Lady
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From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
laughed
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
leave
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
level
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
others
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From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
placed
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
please
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
raise
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
rather
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From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
red
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From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
said
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
scornfully
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
showed
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
stamping
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
Stephanie
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
Steve
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From this reading "You’re not alone, are you, Steve?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
sufficiently
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
turned
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From this reading He let go of Lady Button-eyes in astonishment and turned around.
very
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
walked
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From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are the others?" he inquired, rather red at being discovered with such a crew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lady Button-eyes was not pleased and she showed it by stamping, which alone had sufficiently fixed her level if she had not also placed both hands on her hips and laughed scornfully when Cleland took leave of her and walked over to Stephanie.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You’re not alone, are you, Steve?"
you're
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From this reading Stephanie said very coolly: "If you’re going to raise the devil, raise him with me, please!"
