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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 victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
alight
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From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
amused
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
appeared
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
apron
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
bicycle
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
Bois
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
bored
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From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
bound
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From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
companion
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
dear
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From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
deluge
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
door
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
downpour
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
drawn
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
drive
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
expressed
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
expression
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From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
face
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From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
fellow
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From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
followed
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
gaily
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From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
go
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From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
height
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
hood
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
idiocy
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
indeed
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
jesting
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
just
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
laughing
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
man
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From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
merrily
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
much
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
persistence
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
raised
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
regret
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
retorted
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
somewhere
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From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
up
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
victoria
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From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
way
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
well-dressed
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From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But we were bound to go somewhere, my dear fellow," she gaily answered.
whereupon
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From this reading By way of jesting, indeed, she expressed her regret that she had not come to the Bois on her bicycle, whereupon her companion retorted that to drive about in a deluge appeared to him the height of idiocy.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A victoria with its hood and apron raised had just drawn up outside the door.
woman
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From this reading He was followed by a young woman who was laughing merrily, as if much amused by the persistence of the downpour.
young
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From this reading The first to alight from it was a young, well-dressed man with a bored expression of face.
