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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 And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
aunt
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
boys
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From this reading Nothing like boys for generosity!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
corners
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
curling
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
cynical
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From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
dark
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
dear
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
dewless
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
face
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
fault
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing like boys for generosity!
forgiven
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From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
generosity
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From this reading Nothing like boys for generosity!
grass
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
half-arch
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
half-concerned
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
how
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
ironic
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
isn't
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
knees
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
laugh
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
learn
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From this reading And Marsland thought: ‘Live and learn!
like
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From this reading Nothing like boys for generosity!
lips
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
Live
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From this reading And Marsland thought: ‘Live and learn!
looking
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
Lothario
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From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
Marsland
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
nice
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing like boys for generosity!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
out
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
perhaps
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
rubbed
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
sit
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
smile
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
Squatting
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
warm
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
warren
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From this reading Squatting on the warren grass, still warm and dewless, Marsland rubbed his knees.
wasn't
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
well
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From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
young
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From this reading She had never forgiven him that laugh--thinking him a cynical young Lothario?
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And, with a little smile, he thought of his aunt next morning, half-arch and half-concerned: “It isn’t nice, dear, to sit out in dark corners, and--well, perhaps, it wasn’t your fault, but still, it isn’t nice--not--quite----” and of how suddenly she had stopped, looking in his face, where his lips were curling in his first ironic laugh.
