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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 She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
amusement
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
arranged
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From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
aunt
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
away
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From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
best
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From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
calm
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
Constance
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From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
corner
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From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
cushion
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From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
delight
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
down
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From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
ears
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
favourite
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From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
footstool
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From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
Frances
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From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
home
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From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
hot
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From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
iron
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From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
knew
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From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
languidly
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From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
liked
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From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
made
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From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
mood
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From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
much
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From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
once
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From this reading Frances had never made herself so much at home as Constance did at once.
out
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
poured
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
said
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From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
satisfaction
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
settled
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From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had settled down languidly in a favourite corner, as if she had never been away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
strike
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From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
Waring's
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had looked for the footstool where she knew it was to be found, and arranged the cushion as she liked it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “I found him in the mood; so I thought it best to strike while the iron was hot,” Constance said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
wonder
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From this reading She looked on with calm amusement while her aunt poured out her delight, her wonder, her satisfaction, in Waring’s ears.
