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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 Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
adding
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From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
affianced
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
back
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
bad
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From this reading 'Well, that's too bad,' he said.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
door
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
entered
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
face
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Franklin, feeling his way, tried to smile.
firm
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
Franklin
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
gaze
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
Gerald
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
Gerald's
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
glance
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
go
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From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
Helen
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
Helen's
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
hesitant
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Franklin, feeling his way, tried to smile.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
looking
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
met
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
moment
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
near
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
out
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
place
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
quarrelling
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
said
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
silent
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From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
smile
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From this reading Franklin, feeling his way, tried to smile.
sombre
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
that's
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From this reading 'Well, that's too bad,' he said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
then
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
There
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
too
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From this reading 'Well, that's too bad,' he said.
tried
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From this reading Franklin, feeling his way, tried to smile.
turning
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From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
want
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From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
way
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From this reading Franklin, feeling his way, tried to smile.
Well
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From this reading 'Well, that's too bad,' he said.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was a moment of silence while Franklin stood near the door, turning a hesitant glance from Gerald's back to Helen's face, and then Helen said, 'Gerald and I have been quarrelling.'
window
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From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gerald was standing at the window looking out when Franklin entered, and Helen, in the place where he had left her, met the gaze of her affianced with a firm and sombre look.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He looked at her for another silent moment before adding, 'Do you want to go on?
