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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 TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
aisle
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
arranging
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
aspect
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
Bodkin
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
case
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
cast
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From this reading She saw Marcia start and cast a glance in her direction.
clothed
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
coming
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
dark
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
direction
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From this reading She saw Marcia start and cast a glance in her direction.
door
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
down
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
expensively
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
felt
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
finished
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw her hesitate before she moved forward to meet the stranger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
glance
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From this reading She saw Marcia start and cast a glance in her direction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
handsomest
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
happier
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
hasty
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
hats
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
heard
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
hesitate
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From this reading She saw her hesitate before she moved forward to meet the stranger.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
Just
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
looking
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
man
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
Marcia
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
meet
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From this reading She saw her hesitate before she moved forward to meet the stranger.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
MILLINERY
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
moved
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From this reading She saw her hesitate before she moved forward to meet the stranger.
Nancy
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
note
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
raced
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
room
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
saw
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
screen
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
searching
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
seen
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
slam
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
some
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From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw Marcia start and cast a glance in her direction.
store
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
stranger
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From this reading She saw her hesitate before she moved forward to meet the stranger.
summary
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
taking
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
tall
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
tastefully
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From this reading In her hasty summary she could note that he was tall, that he was dark, that he was tastefully and expensively clothed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She saw her hesitate before she moved forward to meet the stranger.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
TRIUMPH
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her eyes raced about the room searching for Marcia who was standing before a case in which she was arranging some finished hats.
work
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From this reading “A TRIUMPH IN MILLINERY” Just at the time when Nancy Bodkin felt that life might be taking on a happier aspect for Marcia, she heard the slam of the screen door and looking from her work down the long aisle of the store, she saw coming toward her what she thought was the handsomest man that she ever had seen.
