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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 Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
air
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
all
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
bareheaded
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
Beaurepas
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
came
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
certain
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
characterise
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
charming
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
contempt
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
define
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
diminished
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
effective
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
extreme
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
felt
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
force
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
garden
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
hard
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
head
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
insidiously
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
interest
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
knowing
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
lady
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
light
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
Madame
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
mutinous
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
night
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
now
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
other
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
own
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
partly
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
perhaps
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
preserver
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
professed
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
quest
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
recurred
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
ruefully
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
said
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
say
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
situated
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
sorry
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
suspicion
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
terms
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
there
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
true
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
unfortunately
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From this reading I had professed a contempt for them at the time, but it now came into my head that perhaps this unfortunately situated, this insidiously mutinous young creature was in quest of an effective preserver.
vague
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
ventured
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
very
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From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
well
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I said it partly because it was true, but I said it for other reasons, as well, which I found hard to define.
why
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thought her charming, I thought her remarkable and felt very sorry for her; but as I looked at her the terms in which Madame Beaurepas had ventured to characterise her recurred to me with a certain force.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” she all ruefully asked.
young
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From this reading Standing there bareheaded in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady took on an extreme interest, which was moreover not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
