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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 Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
absorbed
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
appended
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
better
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From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
bore
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
boudoir
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
Brooks
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
capital
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From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
chapter
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
clear
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From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
curling
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
dark
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
deepening
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
deeply
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
described
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
evening
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
exultingly
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From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
eyes
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
far
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
flashing
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
followed
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
glittering
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
gold
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
growing
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
held
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
Hurlhurst
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
important
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
interest
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
just
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
lap
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
Lester
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
letters
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
light
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
lips
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
luxuriant
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
most
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
mother
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
now
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From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
Once
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
perused
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
planned
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From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
Pluma
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
red
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
Rex's
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
rose
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
sailing
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From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
sat
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
scornful
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
see
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From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
Septima
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
signature
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
smile
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
Stanwick
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From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is capital!" she cried, exultingly; "even better than I had planned.
three
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From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
thrice
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
twice
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From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To one was appended the name of Septima Brooks, one was from Rex's mother, and the last--and by far the most important one--bore the signature of Lester Stanwick.
way
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From this reading I could not see my way clear before, but now everything is clear sailing."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the evening which followed the one just described in our last chapter, Pluma Hurlhurst sat in her luxuriant boudoir of rose and gold, deeply absorbed in the three letters which she held in her lap.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once, twice, thrice she perused it, each time with growing interest, the glittering light deepening in her dark, flashing eyes, and the red lips curling in a scornful smile.
