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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
admired
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From this reading Winny flaunted in, leaning upon her father's arm, "the admired of all admirers."
admirers
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From this reading Winny flaunted in, leaning upon her father's arm, "the admired of all admirers."
all
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
any
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
apace
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
arm
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From this reading Winny flaunted in, leaning upon her father's arm, "the admired of all admirers."
arrival
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
arrive
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
assembled
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
betters
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
came
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
Cavana
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From this reading Winny Cavana and her father took their time.
company
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
day
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
delayed
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
enough
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
entree
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
evening
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
extreme
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
father
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From this reading Winny Cavana and her father took their time.
father's
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From this reading Winny flaunted in, leaning upon her father's arm, "the admired of all admirers."
finishing
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
flaunted
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From this reading Winny flaunted in, leaning upon her father's arm, "the admired of all admirers."
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
genteel
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
guests
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Winny Cavana and her father took their time.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
idea
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
kept
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
leaning
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From this reading Winny flaunted in, leaning upon her father's arm, "the admired of all admirers."
like
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
Mick
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
moment
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
Murdock's
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
near
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
now
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
o'clock
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
October
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
old
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
other
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
pretence
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
round
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
six
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From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
some
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From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Winny Cavana and her father took their time.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winny Cavana and her father took their time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The last day of October came round apace, and about six o'clock in the evening the company began to arrive at old Mick Murdock's.
toilet
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Winny Cavana and her father took their time.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Winny flaunted in, leaning upon her father's arm, "the admired of all admirers."
waiting
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From this reading She now delayed, however, to the other extreme, and kept her father waiting, under the pretence that she was finishing her toilet, until, on their arrival, they found all the guests assembled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were near enough to make their entree at any moment; and Winny had some idea, like her betters, that it was not genteel to be the first.
Winny
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From this reading Winny Cavana and her father took their time.
