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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 For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
assistance
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From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
Bathsheba
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
begun
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From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
bottom
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From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
cheeks
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
contrasting
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
down
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From this reading Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table.
end
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
evening
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
Everdene
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From this reading Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
facing
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From this reading Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
grass-plot
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
hair
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
head
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From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
house
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
inside
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From this reading Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
lips
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
lustrously
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
mazy
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
meal
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From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
men
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From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
mingling
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From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
parlour-window
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
placed
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
red
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
request
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From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
room
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
sat
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From this reading Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table.
seat
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From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
shadowy
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
shearing-supper
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
sill
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
skeins
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
table
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
thrust
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
thus
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From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
two
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
unusually
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From this reading This evening Bathsheba was unusually excited, her red cheeks and lips contrasting lustrously with the mazy skeins of her shadowy hair.
vacant
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From this reading She seemed to expect assistance, and the seat at the bottom of the table was at her request left vacant until after they had begun the meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
wide
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From this reading For the shearing-supper a long table was placed on the grass-plot beside the house, the end of the table being thrust over the sill of the wide parlour-window and a foot or two into the room.
window
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From this reading Miss Everdene sat inside the window, facing down the table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She was thus at the head without mingling with the men.
