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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 Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
all
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From this reading They all seemed exasperatingly merry.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
back
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
baskets
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
Bates
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
boyishly
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
Bradley
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
conspicuous
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
Dawson
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
eating
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
exasperatingly
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From this reading They all seemed exasperatingly merry.
finished
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
Floyd's
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From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
friends
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
girls
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
Harriet
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From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
Harriet's
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
hat
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
head
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
leaving
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
lemonade
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
lunch
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
luncheon
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
making
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
men
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
merry
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From this reading They all seemed exasperatingly merry.
Mrs
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
other
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
others
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
passing
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
poised
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
preparing
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
put
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
remains
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
rise
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
round
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
sat
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
saw
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
seated
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
see
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They all seemed exasperatingly merry.
side
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
silk
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
some
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all seemed exasperatingly merry.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
trees
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From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
view
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From this reading Among the trees on his right, he had a good view of Harriet Floyd's party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
water
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From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
Westerfelt
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From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At luncheon Westerfelt sat next to Mrs. Bradley and could not see Mrs. Dawson, who was on the other side of her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bates was making himself boyishly conspicuous, running after water, preparing lemonade, and passing it round to the others, with his silk hat poised on the back part of his head.
young
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From this reading Mrs. Bradley and her friends remained seated for some time after they had finished eating, and Westerfelt saw the young men in Harriet's party rise, leaving the girls to put the remains of the lunch into the baskets.
