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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 The meeting of father and daughter was a joyous one.
able
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
anxious
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
anywhere
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From this reading She was, I judged, anywhere from seventeen to nineteen years old.
arm
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
assisted
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
blue
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
brown
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
cheeks
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From this reading The girl was able to sit up and the color was returning to her cheeks.
clear
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
color
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From this reading The girl was able to sit up and the color was returning to her cheeks.
complexion
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
daughter
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
expressed
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
eyes
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
father
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From this reading The meeting of father and daughter was a joyous one.
figure
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She was, I judged, anywhere from seventeen to nineteen years old.
fully
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
girl
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From this reading The girl was able to sit up and the color was returning to her cheeks.
glance
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
hair
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was able to sit up and the color was returning to her cheeks.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
house
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
joyous
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From this reading The meeting of father and daughter was a joyous one.
judged
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From this reading She was, I judged, anywhere from seventeen to nineteen years old.
meeting
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From this reading The meeting of father and daughter was a joyous one.
moulded
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was, I judged, anywhere from seventeen to nineteen years old.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
noticing
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The meeting of father and daughter was a joyous one.
old
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From this reading She was, I judged, anywhere from seventeen to nineteen years old.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The meeting of father and daughter was a joyous one.
placing
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
pretty
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
returning
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From this reading The girl was able to sit up and the color was returning to her cheeks.
rise
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
seventeen
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From this reading She was, I judged, anywhere from seventeen to nineteen years old.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
sit
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From this reading The girl was able to sit up and the color was returning to her cheeks.
slender
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
slowly
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
supported
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
tall
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
up
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From this reading The girl was able to sit up and the color was returning to her cheeks.
very
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
walked
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From this reading He expressed himself as being fully able to do so, and as he seemed anxious about his daughter I assisted him to rise; and, placing an arm about him I supported him as he walked slowly to the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The meeting of father and daughter was a joyous one.
well
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From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I could not help noticing at a glance that she was very pretty, tall with a slender well moulded figure, with brown hair and blue eyes and a clear complexion.
years
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From this reading She was, I judged, anywhere from seventeen to nineteen years old.
