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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 The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
atmosphere
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From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
closer
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
Curiously
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
DANCE
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
dared
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
drift
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From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
end
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
enough
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
entered
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
face
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
fact
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
FINAL
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
find
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
flowers
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
girl
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
girl's
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
hardly
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
held
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
house
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
Huntington
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From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
interview
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
Keith
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From this reading Sometimes, too, Keith was of the party.
Lancaster
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
lane
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
leash
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
light
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From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
Lois
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
more
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
Mrs
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
new
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sometimes, too, Keith was of the party.
often
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
older
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
once
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes, too, Keith was of the party.
pleasure
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
presence
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From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
proved
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
society
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes, too, Keith was of the party.
sweet
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From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
TERPY'S
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
thorny
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From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
THROW
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
together
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
too
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From this reading Sometimes, too, Keith was of the party.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes, too, Keith was of the party.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He held himself in leash, and hardly dared face the fact that he had once more entered on the lane which, beginning among flowers, had proved so thorny in the end.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
WICKERSHAM'S
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From this reading TERPY'S LAST DANCE AND WICKERSHAM'S FINAL THROW Curiously enough, the interview between Mrs. Lancaster and Lois brought them closer together than before.
woman
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet more and more he let himself drift into that sweet atmosphere whose light was the presence of Lois Huntington.
young
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From this reading The older woman seemed to find a new pleasure in the young girl's society, and as often as she could she had the girl at her house.
