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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 A SCENE IN THE SUMMERHOUSE.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
all
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
awful
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
back
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
bear
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
blushing
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
boy
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
came
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
deal
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
deep
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
deeply
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
despised
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
exactly
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
faced
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
feelings
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
felt
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
girl
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
gone
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
Harry
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
Harry's
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
impression
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SCENE IN THE SUMMERHOUSE.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
likewise
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
made
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
manliness
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
Marion
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
more
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
much
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
Now
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
old
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
once
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
other
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
pair
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
Powell
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
pretty
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
remarkably
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
SCENE
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE SUMMERHOUSE.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
SUMMERHOUSE
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From this reading A SCENE IN THE SUMMERHOUSE.
superior
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
surgeon's
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SCENE IN THE SUMMERHOUSE.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
uniform
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
why
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From this reading Now, as the pair faced once more, much of the old feelings came back, and pretty Marion found herself blushing deeply, she could not tell exactly why.
Yankee
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From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
years
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From this reading In years gone by Marion and Harry Powell, as little girl and boy, had thought a good deal of each other.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She despised Harry's uniform, yet she felt that he looked remarkably handsome in it, and not such an awful bear of a Yankee, after all.
young
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From this reading The manliness of the young surgeon's superior had likewise made a deep impression upon her.
