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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 He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
air
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
apprehension
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
away
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
bringing
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
came
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
car
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
Chester
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
Chris
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
Confirmation
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
conscious
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
Dorothy
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
down
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
drawing-room
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
eternal
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
eyes
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From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
frown
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From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
girls
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
going
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
holy
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
impossible
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
jealous
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
joined
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
just
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
knitting
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
light
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
like
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
looking
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From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
luck
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
Marie
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
Miss
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
proof
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
rotten
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
sent
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
swimmingly
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
tea
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From this reading He joined the girls in the drawing-room for tea, and Miss Chester came down, bringing her eternal knitting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
Trifles
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
turning
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
ungracious
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
up
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
vague
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From this reading It was rotten luck, Dorothy turning up like this just as everything had been going so swimmingly and he was conscious of a vague apprehension.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
Webber
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From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Marie took Dorothy Webber into the drawing-room while Chris sent the car away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood looking after it with a frown above his eyes.
writ
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From this reading "Trifles light as air, are to the jealous, Confirmation sure, as proof of holy writ" IT was impossible to be ungracious.
