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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 I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
anywhere
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
arranging
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
attention
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
Bosworth
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
busy
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
came
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
carefully
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
delicate
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
else
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
entered
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
examining
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
flowers
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
flushed
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
gold
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
hand
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
hasty
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
holding
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
Jessie
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
Jessie's
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
lady
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
lips
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
looking
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
movement
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
near
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
old
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
OLD-FASHIONED
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From this reading OLD-FASHIONED POLITENESS.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
permitted
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
pleasure
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
POLITENESS
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From this reading OLD-FASHIONED POLITENESS.
presence
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
put
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
room
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
sitting
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
some
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
spectacles
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
sympathetic
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
there
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
throb
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From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
tints
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From this reading She had put on her gold spectacles, and was examining the tints so carefully, that there was no room for attention anywhere else.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bosworth was sitting near Jessie, looking so pleased at being permitted to her presence, that I could not help a throb of sympathetic pleasure.
touched
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
vase
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
warm
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
whiteness
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
window
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From this reading When I entered Jessie's room, the old lady was busy arranging some flowers, which they had brought, in a vase near the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
withdrew
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From this reading He had, I am sure, been holding Jessie's hand; for as I came in, she withdrew it with a hasty movement, and its delicate whiteness was flushed, as if warm lips had touched it.
