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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
all
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
bad
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
became
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
better
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
cab
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
Carmen
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
coming
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
days
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
doubt
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From this reading She wanted time to think it over, no doubt!
down
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From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
face
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From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
fact
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
give
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
got
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
how
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
idea
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
lesson
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
lifted
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
mask
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From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
much
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From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
music
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
necessary
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She wanted time to think it over, no doubt!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
old
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
only
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
press
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
queerly
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
quietly
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
see
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From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
seen
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
taken
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
talked
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From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
then
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted time to think it over, no doubt!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the cab he talked only of the Carmen; he had seen better in the old days, but this one was not bad at all.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted time to think it over, no doubt!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She wanted time to think it over, no doubt!
to-morrow
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
up
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
used
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From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
wanted
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From this reading She wanted time to think it over, no doubt!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
wayward
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From this reading She took it quietly, queerly; in fact, he did not know how she had taken it before the wayward music lifted up again and silence became necessary.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The mask was down over her face, that mask behind which so much went on that he could not see.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not press her, for she would be coming to give her lesson to-morrow afternoon, and he should see her then when she had got used to the idea.
