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ablutions
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
always
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From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
attendance
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
awoke
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
bathing
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From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
boys
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
breeze
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
consisting
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From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
danger
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
day
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From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
dip
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
down
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From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
fearing
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
Felix
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
Finally
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
finished
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
finishing
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
fresh
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
generally
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
get
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
girls
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From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
habited
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
heedless
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
Jenny
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
letting
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
Madame
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From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
maids
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
Master
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
most
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From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
ones
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
opened
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
out
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
person
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
readiness
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
refreshing
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From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
rose
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
rushing
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
Schillie
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From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
sea
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
tent
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From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first person that awoke in the morning generally rose and opened the tent letting in the fresh sea breeze.
then
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From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
three
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From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
toilettes
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
two
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From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
unwilling
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From this reading Finally the three little girls, with both the maids, habited in readiness to dip the unwilling ones, finished the morning ablutions.
used
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
water
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
well
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From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first bathing party then went down to the sea, consisting of Schillie, the three girls, Madame, and myself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
whole
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From this reading This might be between two and three in the morning, and always the most refreshing part of the whole day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Before we were well out of the water, and finishing our toilettes under the tent, the boys used to come rushing down with Jenny in attendance, who was always fearing her heedless Master Felix would get into danger.
