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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 A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
arm
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From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No, no,” she murmured, as she led him towards a doorway.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
back
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
chairs
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
coffee
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From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
daintily
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From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
Deberle
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
doorway
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From this reading “No, no,” she murmured, as she led him towards a doorway.
drawing-room
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From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
example
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
finger-glasses
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From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
finished
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
followed
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
gazed
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
guests
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
hand
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From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
handed
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From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
hastened
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From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, no,” she murmured, as she led him towards a doorway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
ladies
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From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
led
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From this reading “No, no,” she murmured, as she led him towards a doorway.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
Madame
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
momentary
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
murmured
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From this reading “No, no,” she murmured, as she led him towards a doorway.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no,” she murmured, as she led him towards a doorway.
noisy
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
now
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From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
offer
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From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
old
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From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
pushing
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
reigned
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
rose
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
round
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From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
seated
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From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
see
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
side
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
speaking
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
table
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From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
then
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From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “No, no,” she murmured, as she led him towards a doorway.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An old gentleman who had been seated at her right hand hastened to offer her his arm.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “We will now have coffee in the little drawing-room.”
wiping
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From this reading The finger-glasses had been handed round the table, and the ladies were daintily wiping their hands.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A momentary silence reigned, while Madame Deberle gazed on either side to see if every one had finished; then, without speaking, she rose, and amidst a noisy pushing back of chairs, her guests followed her example.
