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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 The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
afresh
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
all
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From this reading That is if they--she--return at all!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That is if they--she--return at all!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
blush
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
bower
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
breathes
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
bright
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
cannot
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
companions
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From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
drawing-room
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
feast
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
Felix
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From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
flower
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
get
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That is if they--she--return at all!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
joy
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From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
late
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
Love's
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
luncheon
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From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
many
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
mistake
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From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
now
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
nurse
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
own
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
panting
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
parts
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From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
puffing
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
ready
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
repose
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
return
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
rose
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
said
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
seems
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
sees
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
staircase
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
tearing
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is if they--she--return at all!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
There
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From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
thorns
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
Tis
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From this reading "'Tis said the rose is Love's own flower, Its blush so bright--its thorns so many."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
turmoil
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From this reading The drawing-room seems a bower of repose after the turmoil of the late feast, and besides, it cannot be long now before she--they--return.
up
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
walk
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From this reading He breathes afresh as he sees them tearing up the staircase to get ready for their afternoon walk, nurse puffing and panting behind them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There is no mistake in the joy with which Felix parts from his companions after luncheon.
