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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 servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
Ainsley's
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
appeared
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
ball-dress
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From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
beat
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From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
beautiful
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From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
bell
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
bright
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From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
concerning
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From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
drawing-room
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
entered
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
eyes
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From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
few
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
gay
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From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
girl's
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
glowed
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From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
heart
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From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
John
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
lips
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
lovely
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From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
Miss
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moment
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
moments
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
mother
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
musings
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
only
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
opportunity
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
put
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
Royal
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
servant
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked so lovely in her beautiful ball-dress that his eyes glowed and his heart beat.
St
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
stop
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From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
story
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From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
utter
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
vaguely
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From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
wait
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From this reading He had only a few moments to wait in the drawing-room before Miss St. John appeared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The servant who answered the bell at that moment, put a stop to Royal Ainsley's musings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so gay and bright with him, that the mother wondered vaguely if she had forgotten the story which she had told concerning him.
words
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
young
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From this reading Before he had an opportunity to utter the words that were on his lips, the young girl's mother entered the drawing-room.
