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accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
acting
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
ANETA'S
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From this reading ANETA'S PLAN.
appear
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From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
bright
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
Burns
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
Clara
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
criticism
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
critics
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
Dacre
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
diligently
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
downstairs
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From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
eager
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
eye
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
girls
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From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
hour
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From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
Howland
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From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
Jane
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
Kathleen
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From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
lacking
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
lead
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From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
Maggie
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From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
Matty
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
missed
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
moving
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
O'Donnell
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From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
performers
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
PLAN
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From this reading ANETA'S PLAN.
pointed
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
quick
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
rehearsed
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
Roache
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
Rosamond
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
somehow
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
spirit
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
tableaux
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
telling
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
there
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
three
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
Tristrams
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
vivants
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From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
waiting
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From this reading After an hour of waiting Kathleen O'Donnell took the lead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The accounts were left alone, but the tableaux vivants were diligently rehearsed, the Tristrams and Jane Burns being the three critics; Rosamond Dacre, Kathleen O'Donnell, and Matty and Clara Roache the performers.
why
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From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls downstairs wondered why Maggie Howland did not appear.
words
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From this reading But, somehow, there was no life in the acting, for the moving spirit was not there; the bright, quick eye was missed, the eager words were lacking, with the pointed and telling criticism.
