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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 Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
anxiously
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
Arthur
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The party from the schooner landed at the bottom of the garden.
bay
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
bottom
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From this reading The party from the schooner landed at the bottom of the garden.
breathed
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
casual
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From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
clothes
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From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
delicious
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
eye-glass
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
freshness
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
garden
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From this reading The party from the schooner landed at the bottom of the garden.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
headland
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
idea
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From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
insignificant
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From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
landed
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From this reading The party from the schooner landed at the bottom of the garden.
like
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From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
long-handled
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
novel
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
otherwise
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From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party from the schooner landed at the bottom of the garden.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
professor's
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
put
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
reality
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
scan
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The party from the schooner landed at the bottom of the garden.
sea
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
searching
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
seen
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From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
Sheltered
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
sister
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
sparkle
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
squat
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From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
studiously
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From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
surroundings
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sheltered by the squat headland from the first morning sparkle of the sea the little bay breathed a delicious freshness.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
tones
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From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
town
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From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
up
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From this reading The professor’s sister put up a long-handled eye-glass as if to scan the novel surroundings, but in reality searching for poor Arthur anxiously.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
words
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From this reading They exchanged insignificant words in studiously casual tones.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Having never seen him otherwise than in his town clothes she had no idea what he would look like.
