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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 "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
aid
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
all
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/
feeling guilt or embarrassment after doing something that causes embarrassment
From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
asks
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From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
beauty
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From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
beauty's
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From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
belongs
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
breakfast-room
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
caress
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From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
cheeks
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
Chetwoode
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
close-embowering
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From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
Cyril
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
down
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
dreamless
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
enjoyed
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
Finding
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
flush
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
giving
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From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
going
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From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
good-morning
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From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
grace
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
health
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
heart-whole
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
Lady
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
late
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From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
Lilian
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
Recluse
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From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
runs
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
self
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From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
sleep
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
sweet
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
THOMSON
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From this reading --THOMSON.
Thoughtless
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From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
tries
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From this reading Finding Lady Chetwoode and Cyril already before her, she summons all her grace to her aid and tries to look ashamed of herself.
up
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From this reading "Am I late?" she asks, going up to Lady Chetwoode and giving her a little caress as a good-morning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
warm
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
woods
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From this reading "Thoughtless of beauty, she was beauty's self, Recluse amid the close-embowering woods."
youth
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From this reading Next morning, having enjoyed the long and dreamless sleep that belongs to the heart-whole, Lilian runs down to the breakfast-room, with the warm sweet flush of health and youth upon her cheeks.
