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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 There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
ambassadress
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
awed
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
balcony
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
call
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
cap
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
carriages
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
carried
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From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
carry
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From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
case
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From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
coming
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
distinct
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
down
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
English
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
enough
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
expectation
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
few
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
flowers
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
flutter
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
foreign
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
French
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
friends
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
full
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
going
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
Greek
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
idea
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
intercourse
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From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
interpreter
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From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
Jean
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
keep
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
lace
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
lady
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
Lewis
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
lingered
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
made
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
Miss
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
more
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
once
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
only
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
others
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
out
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
perhaps
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
prevented
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
receiving
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
said
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
sat
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
school-book
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
seeing
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
signs
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From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
slipper
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
speak
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
spoke
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
There
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From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
toe
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
tremble
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From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
tried
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a balcony full of flowers which prevented her from seeing anything more distinct than the coming and going of the carriages, but that was enough to keep her in a flutter of awed and excited expectation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
window
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In that case, their intercourse would need to be carried on by signs: or, since she was an ambassadress, she would perhaps carry an interpreter with her.
words
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From this reading She tried to remember the few words of school-book French which lingered in her mind; but what if the lady spoke only Greek?
work
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From this reading Miss Jean sat down to her work at the window when the others went out.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lewis had said that his friends would call at once, and the idea of receiving a foreign lady, a foreign ambassadress, who perhaps did not speak English, made Miss Jean tremble from the lace of her cap to the toe of her slipper.
