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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 Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
abashed
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adopted
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
appone
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
arms
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
blushing
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boy
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centre
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
child
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confused
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coveted
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cunque
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
dabit
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
daughter
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
dierum
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
dropped
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elegant
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
entered
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
expectant
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
face
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From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
faces
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
female
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
form
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
forms
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
Fors
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
full
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
halted
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
HORAT
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
Instinctively
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
lights
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
Lionel
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
long-lost
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From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
Lucro
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
opened
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
peeress's
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
pupil
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
Quem
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From this reading "Quem Fors dierum cunque dabit Lucro appone."--HORAT.
rolled
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
room
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
side
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
sister
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
Sophy
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
sprang
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
two
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From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
unforgotten
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From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
vagrant
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
wandering
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From this reading She! that vagrant child!--she! that form so elegant--that great peeress's pupil--adopted daughter, she the poor wandering Sophy!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lionel stood, expectant, in the centre of the room, and as the two female forms entered, the lights were full upon their faces.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
years
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From this reading Instinctively, as if no years had rolled between--as if she were still the little child, he the boy who had coveted such a sister--he sprang forward and opened his arms, and as suddenly halted, dropped the arms to, his side, blushing, confused, abashed.
younger
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From this reading That younger face --it is she--it is she, the unforgotten--the long-lost.
