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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 Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
abashed
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
address
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From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
advantage
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
afraid
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From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
appeared
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
buccaneernounUS /ˌbʌkəˈnɪr/
a pirate or sea raider in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
calm
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
certainly
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
Coast
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
confused
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
else
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
eyes
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
find
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
full
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
Gold
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
hand
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
hat
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
head
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
I'm
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From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
inquiring
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
law-abiding
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
manner
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From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
miss
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From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
once
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
only
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
otherwise
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From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
out
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
possible
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
Probably
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
raised
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
salute
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From this reading Before her full, inquiring eyes and calm salute he found himself at once abashed and confused.
Scarlett
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
soon
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
stammered
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From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
startled
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From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
Surrey
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
tenant
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
there
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
transformed
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
Trent
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
ungracious
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From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
villa
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
winced
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From this reading She winced a little at his address, but otherwise her manner was not ungracious.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
world
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From this reading Probably nothing else in the world could so soon have transformed Scarlett Trent from the Gold Coast buccaneer to the law-abiding tenant of a Surrey villa.
worst
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From this reading He raised his hand to his head, only to find that he had come out without a hat, and he certainly appeared, as he stood there, to his worst possible advantage.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good morning, miss,” he stammered; “I'm afraid I startled you!”
