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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 Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
astonishment
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
beaming
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
betrayed
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
called
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
came
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
colour
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
confusion
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
countenance
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
dinner
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
dinner-time
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
door
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
down
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
drawing-room
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
Effie
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
eyes
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
flattery
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From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
forgetting
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
forth
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
frock
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
generally
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
grand
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
head
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From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
hurriedly
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
instead
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
it's
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
just
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From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
late
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
lateness
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
looking
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
met
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
Miss
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
Mrs
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
nonsense
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From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
Ogilvie
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
ornaments
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
out
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
pale
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
put
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
red
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
reproof
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
said
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
shining
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
too
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
turned
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From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
unusual
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
usual
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
waiting
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
wavered
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From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
Well
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
white
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From this reading She had put on her white frock hurriedly, forgetting her usual little ornaments in the confusion of her mind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Effie came down to dinner late--with eyes that betrayed themselves by unusual shining, and a colour that wavered from red to pale.
word
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From this reading To her astonishment Mrs. Ogilvie, who was waiting at the drawing-room door looking out for her, instead of the word of reproof which her lateness generally called forth, met her with a beaming countenance.
you're
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From this reading “Well, Miss Effie!” she said, “so you’re too grand to mind that it’s dinner-time.
you've
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From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I suppose you’ve just had your little head turned with flattery and nonsense.”
