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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 Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
AFTERNOONnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
all
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
arrived
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
Austin's
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
back
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
basket-chair
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
best
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
blew
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
bothered
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From this reading Sometimes his puritanical conscience bothered him.
breeze
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
clothes
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Sometimes his puritanical conscience bothered him.
cool
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
farther
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
friends
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
graceful
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sometimes his puritanical conscience bothered him.
hinted
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes his puritanical conscience bothered him.
hours
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
IDLE
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
Kit
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
knew
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
languidly
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
liked
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
most
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
o'clock
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
occupied
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
Olivia
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
pose
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
posts
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
puritanical
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From this reading Sometimes his puritanical conscience bothered him.
put
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
receive
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
rule
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
sat
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
shady
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
six
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
smiled
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
sometimes
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From this reading Olivia occupied a basket-chair farther back; her pose was languidly graceful and sometimes she smiled.
sooner
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
top
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
town
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
two
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From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
veranda
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From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN IDLE AFTERNOON The veranda was shady, and Kit sat on the top step in the cool breeze that blew between the posts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Austin's rule was to receive all her friends who liked to come after six o'clock, but Kit had arrived two hours sooner, because Olivia had hinted that he might.
why
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From this reading It was not for nothing she had put on clothes she liked the best of all she had, but she thought she knew why Kit for the most part looked at the town and not at her.
