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able
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From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
agree
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
attention
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could neither eat nor drink, talk nor laugh.
degree
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From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
devoted
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
dinner
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
doesn't
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
doubt
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
drink
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From this reading I could neither eat nor drink, talk nor laugh.
eat
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From this reading I could neither eat nor drink, talk nor laugh.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
FACE
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
gave
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
given
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
Hasleton
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
inattentive
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
Lady
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
laugh
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From this reading I could neither eat nor drink, talk nor laugh.
lost
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From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
Maud
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
Mr
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
nearly
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From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
neighbour
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I could neither eat nor drink, talk nor laugh.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I could neither eat nor drink, talk nor laugh.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
Olive
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
other
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
rise
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
rouse
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From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
sat
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
side
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
signal
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
sister
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
Skating
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
slightest
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From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
stupid
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
talk
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From this reading I could neither eat nor drink, talk nor laugh.
temper
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From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
up
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From this reading Even Lady Olive gave me up at last, and devoted her attention to Captain Hasleton, her neighbour on the other side.
very
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
whispered
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From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not until dinner was nearly over that I was able to rouse myself in the slightest degree, and by that time Lady Olive had quite lost her temper with me.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Skating doesn't agree with you, Mr. Arbuthnot," she whispered, when at last Maud had given the signal to rise.
younger
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From this reading FACE TO FACE I sat between Lady Olive and her younger sister at dinner, and I have no doubt that both found me very stupid and inattentive.
