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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 "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
branch
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From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
dared
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From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
Dill
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From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
enjoyed
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From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
eye
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From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
Florence
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From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
gate
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From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
hope
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From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
I've
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From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
Julia
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From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
Julia's
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From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
Mr
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From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
near
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From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
nice
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From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
nicely
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From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
overhanging
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From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
rose
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From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
said
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From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
shade-tree
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From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
Then
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From this reading Then her eye rose to the overhanging branch of a shade-tree near them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
together
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From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
too
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From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
two
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From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
walk
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From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
Well
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From this reading "Well," Florence said, "I've had quite a nice time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The two were left alone together by Julia's gate when the walk (as short as Julia dared to make it) was over.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I hope you enjoyed yourself nicely, too, Mr. Dill."