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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 THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
alighting
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
all
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From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
apron
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
awful
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
back
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
become
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
bent
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
brougham
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
cast
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
Christopher
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
display
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From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
dread
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
dress
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
ear
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
evening
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
eye
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
fix
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
flowers
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From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
flung
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
front
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
fulfilling
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
GILDERSLEEVE
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From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
house
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
houses
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From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
immediately
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From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
imposing
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From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
jumped
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
magnificent
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From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
man
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
mission
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
moment
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
NAMEnounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
once
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From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
out
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
perceived
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
persons
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
position
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
round
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
sound
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
space
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From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
square
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From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
stared
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
There
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From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But even in this dread moment so bent was he on fulfilling his mission that he at once cast an eye over the front of the house to fix it in his memory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
verdure
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From this reading THE NAME OF GILDERSLEEVE A square--imposing houses about a space of verdure.
very
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
voices
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From this reading His position was awful; voices of the persons alighting from the brougham seemed to sound at his very ear; he had become one of the party; the man in evening dress stared at him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
wildly
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From this reading That was what Christopher perceived as he looked wildly round, flung back the apron, jumped out.
window
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From this reading There was a magnificent display of flowers at every window; the houses immediately right and left had no flowers at all.
