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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
Anne's
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
arm
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
awaiting
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
bays
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
bearskin
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He has been shown into the morning-room."
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
buttoning
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
called
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From this reading "Mr. Chisholm has just called, m'lady.
carriage
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
chimed
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
Chisholm
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From this reading "Mr. Chisholm has just called, m'lady.
Claudia's
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
clock
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
dark
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
eleven
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
footman
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
glove
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Chisholm has just called, m'lady.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has been shown into the morning-room."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He has been shown into the morning-room."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
Jackson
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
just
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
m'lady
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From this reading "Mr. Chisholm has just called, m'lady.
marble
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
met
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
mist
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
morning-room
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From this reading He has been shown into the morning-room."
Mr
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From this reading "Mr. Chisholm has just called, m'lady.
now
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
pair
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
Place
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
portico
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
powdered
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
rug
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From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
sables
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
shown
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From this reading He has been shown into the morning-room."
slowly
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
St
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
staircase
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
struggling
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
succeeded
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
sun
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
warmly
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
wide
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
Wilton
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
wintry
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Claudia's carriage with its handsome pair of bays and her powdered footman, with the bearskin rug over his arm, stood awaiting her beneath the dark portico.
wrapped
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From this reading As, warmly wrapped in her sables, she descended the wide marble staircase slowly, buttoning her glove, Jackson met her.
yellow
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From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The clock of St. Anne's, in Wilton Place, had just chimed eleven, and the yellow sun had now succeeded in struggling through the wintry mist.
