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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 Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had them in fact.
Angela
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
balcony
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
Bernard
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From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
called
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
daughter
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
day
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
decanter
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
fact
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From this reading And he had them in fact.
five
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
flowers
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
gentle
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
given
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
gracious
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he had them in fact.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he had them in fact.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
hour
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he had them in fact.
irrigate
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
lecture
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
manner
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
minutes
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
mother
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
moved
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From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
Mrs
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
out
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
place
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From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
pretty
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
received
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
room
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From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
salon
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
sight
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From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
suspected
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
table
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
tender
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And he had them in fact.
then
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From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
there
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
together
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From this reading He called the next day at the same hour, and he found the mother and the daughter together in their pretty salon.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
very
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
Vivian
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From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
watched
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From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
water
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From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After he had been there five minutes, Mrs. Vivian took a decanter of water that was standing upon a table and went out on the balcony to irrigate her flowers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Angela was very gentle and gracious; he suspected Mrs. Vivian had given her a tender little lecture upon the manner in which she had received him the day before.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Bernard watched her a while from his place in the room; then she moved along the balcony and out of sight.
