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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 He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
accent
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
ago
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
apology
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
aptitude
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From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
Bonnybell
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
brightly
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
busy
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From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
clock
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
companion
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
down
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
fidgeting
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
forty
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
gentle
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
glance
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
gone
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From this reading “The sun has gone in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
hall
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The sun has gone in.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
hitherto
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
hour
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The sun has gone in.
Invariably
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
joined
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
kept
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
meaning
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
minutes
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
Miss
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
now
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
offered
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
out
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
overpassed
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
punctuality
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
Ransome
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
reproach
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
said
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
setting
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
shining
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
slight
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
strange
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
sun
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From this reading “The sun has gone in.
Sunday
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
tardy
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The sun has gone in.
there
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From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
too
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From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
unconscious
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From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
up
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
upbraiding
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
very
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From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
waiting
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From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
walk
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
weekly
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From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The time for setting out on the weekly Sunday walk had been overpassed by forty minutes, and Miss Ransome was found, when at last joined by her tardy companion, fidgeting up and down the hall, with a look of upbraiding punctuality.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was shining quite brightly half an hour ago,” Bonnybell said with a slight but meaning glance at the clock, and an accent of very gentle reproach.
words
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From this reading He was too busy thinking what an unconscious aptitude there was in her words, “The sun has gone in.”
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Invariably hitherto it had been she that had kept him waiting, yet the strange thing was that even now he offered her no apology.
