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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 next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
account
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
all
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
amusement
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From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
amusing
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flowers and Thorns.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
attending
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
attention
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
battles
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
children
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
closely
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
day
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
detailed
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
disturbing
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From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
down
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
Dunscombe
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
Eagerly
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
entertaining
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
fighting
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
find
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From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
Flowers
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From this reading Flowers and Thorns.
forgot
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
grouped
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
happened
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
happiness
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
hearers
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
Humphreys
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
John
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
Margaret
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
meant
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
more
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
much
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
people
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
raised
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
Randolph
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
rapt
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
rather
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From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
room
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
speaker
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
talking
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
Thorns
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From this reading Flowers and Thorns.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
up
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
very
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
voice
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From this reading Eagerly fighting her battles over again, and pleased with the rapt attention of her hearers, the speaker forgot herself, and raised her voice much more than she meant to do.
walk
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From this reading In the course of his walk, he began to find their amusement rather disturbing to his.
walking
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
wedding
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From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The children were all grouped closely around Margaret Dunscombe, who was entertaining them with a long and very detailed account of a wedding and great party at Randolph, which she had had the happiness of attending.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
young
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From this reading The next day it happened that the young people were amusing themselves with talking in a room where John Humphreys, walking up and down, was amusing _himself_ with thinking.
