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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 Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
a-fete
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
arrangement
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
away
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
back
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
bay-window
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
beckoned
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
Bernard
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
Blanche
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
called
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
changes
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From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
company
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From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
Creamer
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
Darley
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
daughter's
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
Dick
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
diffused
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
domestic
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
Dudley
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
Elsie
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
fete
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
few
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
got
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
Helen
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
lady
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
Laocoon
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
leaving
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From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
Letty
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
Miss
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
moments
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
Mrs
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
off
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
polite
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
rearranged
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From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
recess
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
remaining
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
seized
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
set
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
side
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
slid
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
snug
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From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
sofa
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
some
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From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
stereoscopic
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
studying
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
taken
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
tea-table
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From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
teacher
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
three-quarters
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
thus
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From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
up
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From this reading Elsie had got away by herself, and was taken up in studying the stereoscopic Laocoon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
Veneer
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
very
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Bernard and Miss Letty were having a snug fete-'a-fete in the recess of a bay-window.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Dick, being thus set free, had been seized upon by Mrs. Blanche Creamer, who had diffused herself over three-quarters of a sofa and beckoned him to the remaining fourth.
Widow
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From this reading Dudley Veneer was very polite to the Widow; but that lady having been called off for a few moments for some domestic arrangement, he slid back to the side of Helen Darley, his daughter's faithful teacher.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The company rearranged itself with some changes after leaving the tea-table.
