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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 When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
acquaintance
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
actually
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
Ah
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
Aubrey-Blythe
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
bade
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
beating
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
bowed
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
bring
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
company
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did, Jane; I did indeed.
dinner
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
entered
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
enveloping
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
er
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
expanse
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
finally
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
form
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
front
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
glow
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
halo
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
heart
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
indeed
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From this reading "I did, Jane; I did indeed.
instead
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
Jane
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
lady
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
library
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
like
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
murmured
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
niece
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
out
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
penny
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
pigeon
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
portly
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
pouter
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
Robert
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
see
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
shining
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
shirt
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
sir
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
speak
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
swelling
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From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
Uncle
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
up
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From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
visible
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He actually bowed before Jane, as though she were a great lady of his acquaintance, instead of his niece, left on his hands to bring up with scarce a penny to her name.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
wine
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From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
wished
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Mr. Robert Aubrey-Blythe finally entered the library, it was with the pleasant glow of a good dinner, good wine, and good company enveloping his portly form like a visible halo.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes, Uncle Robert," murmured Jane, with a beating heart; "you wished to speak with me, sir?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, Jane," he began, swelling out the shining expanse of his shirt front like a pouter pigeon, "I see--er--that you are here, as I bade you."
