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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 RARE DIAMOND.
ago
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
almost
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From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
any
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
audience
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
baleful
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
bending
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
birds
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
came
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
carelessly
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From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
copy
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
daily
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
DIAMOND
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From this reading A RARE DIAMOND.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
Doris
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
down
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
dress
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
earnestly
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
eaves
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
effects
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
enthusiasm
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
excitement
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
few
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
got
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From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
holidays
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
home
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
hours
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
Jeffrey
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
just
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
laughed
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
lightly
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
like
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
local
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
more
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
moved
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
night
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
paper
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
preceding
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
RARE
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From this reading A RARE DIAMOND.
room
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
said
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From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
sang
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
saw
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
schoolgirl
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
seem
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
singing
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
slating
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From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
soft-white
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
tears
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
tragedienne
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
tremendous
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From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
vast
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
Well
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From this reading “Well, have I got a tremendous slating, Jeffrey?” she said, almost carelessly.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Doris came down from her room the next morning, it did not seem as if the tremendous excitement of the preceding night had left any baleful effects.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
wild
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From this reading In her soft-white dress, she still looked more like a schoolgirl home for the holidays than the tragedienne who had, a few hours ago, moved a vast audience to tears and wild enthusiasm.
window
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From this reading She came into the room singing, just as the birds sang under the eaves by her window, and laughed lightly as she saw Jeffrey bending earnestly over a copy of the local daily paper.
