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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 Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading At this Natásha dashed swiftly among the flower tubs and hid there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
approaching
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
Borís
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From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
brushed
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From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
coming
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conservatory
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conversation
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cry
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dashed
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discreet
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drawing
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dust
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examined
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face
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From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
far
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flower
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From this reading At this Natásha dashed swiftly among the flower tubs and hid there.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
going
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growing
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
heard
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
hid
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From this reading At this Natásha dashed swiftly among the flower tubs and hid there.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
impatient
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
listening
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From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
man's
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
middle
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From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
mirror
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From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
Natásha
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From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
once
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only
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From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
out
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paused
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quickly
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ran
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From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
ready
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
room
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round
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From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
sleeve
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slowly
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
stamped
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steps
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
swiftly
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From this reading At this Natásha dashed swiftly among the flower tubs and hid there.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
There
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From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this Natásha dashed swiftly among the flower tubs and hid there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
tubs
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From this reading At this Natásha dashed swiftly among the flower tubs and hid there.
uniform
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From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
up
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From this reading Borís paused in the middle of the room, looked round, brushed a little dust from the sleeve of his uniform, and going up to a mirror examined his handsome face.
waiting
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From this reading There she paused and stood listening to the conversation in the drawing room, waiting for Borís to come out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Natásha ran out of the drawing room she only went as far as the conservatory.
young
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From this reading She was already growing impatient, and stamped her foot, ready to cry at his not coming at once, when she heard the young man’s discreet steps approaching neither quickly nor slowly.
