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afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
Amory
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Amory's
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Its occupants were Miss Summers and Kitty Carrington, Colonel Summers and myself.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
begun
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behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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Brandon
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From this reading "Well, Mr. Brandon, have you nothing to say to me?
bravely
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
carriage
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From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
carriage-loads
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Carrington
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Charles
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cheeks
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cheery
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Circle
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Colonel
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colored
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conversation
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conveyed
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detecting
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emotion
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eyes
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face
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fell
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flamed
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followed
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
greeting
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, Mr. Brandon, have you nothing to say to me?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
ItsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its occupants were Miss Summers and Kitty Carrington, Colonel Summers and myself.
joined
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kindly
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Kitty
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Kitty's
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late
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Later
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looking
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lovely
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Madame
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Major
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
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Miss
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more
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Mr
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From this reading "Well, Mr. Brandon, have you nothing to say to me?
Mrs
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Its occupants were Miss Summers and Kitty Carrington, Colonel Summers and myself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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nods
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
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occupants
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occupation
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
old
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From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
R
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remarked
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review
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saucily
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say
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seated
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seems
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
shy
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smiles
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
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St
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From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
Street
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From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
Summers
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From this reading Its occupants were Miss Summers and Kitty Carrington, Colonel Summers and myself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
then
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From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
there
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From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
Tivoli
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From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, Mr. Brandon, have you nothing to say to me?
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
up
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From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
usual
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From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
veiled
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From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
Vinton
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From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
vividly
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From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
watching
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From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
waving
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From this reading We were late, it seems, and the review had already begun, so there was no time for conversation between the carriage-loads; but smiles and nods and waving hands conveyed cheery greeting, and Kitty's cheeks flamed; her eyes, half veiled as though in shy emotion, followed Mrs. Amory's kindly face until their carriage fell behind; then, detecting me as usual in my occupation of watching her, she colored still more vividly, and looking bravely, saucily up into my face, remarked,--
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
Well
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From this reading "Well, Mr. Brandon, have you nothing to say to me?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its occupants were Miss Summers and Kitty Carrington, Colonel Summers and myself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the Circle we were joined by another, in which were seated Mrs. Amory, Madame R----, and Major Vinton.
whirled
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From this reading Later that lovely afternoon an open carriage whirled up St. Charles Street towards old Tivoli Circle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Mr. Brandon, have you nothing to say to me?
