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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 I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
approval
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
aunt
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
black
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From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
branches
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
cat
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From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
contentment
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From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
cream-coloured
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
deck-chair
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
deep
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
driving
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From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
expression
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From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
face
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From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
farmhouse
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
fell
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
finger-like
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
form
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
garden
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From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
green
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
grey
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
huge
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
jolly
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
just
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From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
Katya
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
Kitty
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
knitting
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
Langham
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
Lascarides
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
leaves
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
light
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
looking
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
mulberry-tree
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
necktie
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
out
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From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
overalls
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
pockets
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
quizzical
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
resigned
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From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
serenitynounUS /səˈren.ə.t̬i/
The state of being calm, peaceful, and untroubled by external storms.
From this reading The expression upon her face was one of serenity and of resigned contentment.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
sideways
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
silk
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
sitting
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
skirt
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
strip
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
succeeded
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From this reading She had just succeeded in driving a black cat out of the garden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
thrust
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From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
veil
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
very
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From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
vivid
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From this reading She was looking at the farmhouse; she was knitting a silk necktie, a strip of vivid green that fell across her light grey skirt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading I IN the shadow of a huge mulberry-tree, upon whose finger-like branches already the very light green leaves were beginning to form a veil, Katya Lascarides was sitting in a deck-chair.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a little quizzical and jolly expression, her hands thrust deep into the pockets of cream-coloured overalls, Kitty Langham looked sideways for approval at her aunt.
