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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 It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
agreeable
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From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
Benson
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
breakfast
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
civility
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From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
Coming
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
deal
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From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
due
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
encountered
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
exactly
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From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
face
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
felt
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
five
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
flush
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
followed
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
gallery
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
greeted
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
guilty
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
introductions
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
intruded
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
invitation
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
Irene's
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
King
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
meeting
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
Meigs
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From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
minutes
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
more
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From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
Mr
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From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
out
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From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
private
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
property
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
sign
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From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
slight
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
Sulphur
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
surprise
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From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Benson said she was never so surprised in her life, and the surprise seemed not exactly an agreeable one, but Mr. Benson looked a great deal more pleased than astonished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
There
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From this reading There was in the civility of Mr. Meigs no sign of an invitation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
trying
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
unexpectedness
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Coming out from breakfast, the Benson party were encountered on the gallery, and introductions followed.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
White
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From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
wholly
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From this reading The slight flush in Irene's face as she greeted him might have been wholly due to the unexpectedness of the meeting.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was a trying five minutes for King, who felt as guilty, as if the White Sulphur were private property into which he had intruded without an invitation.
