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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 A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
admirably
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From this reading They became her admirably.
admiration
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
any
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
arrayed
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
bare
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
beautiful
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From this reading And Philippina was right: Linnet did look beautiful.
became
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From this reading They became her admirably.
better
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
corals
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
costume
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
crossed
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
declared
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
Deverill's
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Philippina was right: Linnet did look beautiful.
display
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
dressed
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
eventful
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
good-humoured
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
hair
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
jealous
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
just
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
kerchief
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
leave
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
Linnet
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Philippina was right: Linnet did look beautiful.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
lovely
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
low
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
neck
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
NIGHT
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
other
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
Philippina
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From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
platform
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
public
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Philippina was right: Linnet did look beautiful.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They became her admirably.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
tied
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
trepidation
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
Twas
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From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
very
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From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When her hair was dressed and her costume complete, Philippina declared, with good-humoured admiration, she looked just lovely—for Philippina at least was never jealous of her.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She had tied her crossed kerchief very low about the neck, so as to leave her throat bare for the better display of Will Deverill’s corals.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A FIRST NIGHT ’Twas with no little trepidation that Linnet arrayed herself that eventful night for her first appearance on this or any other public platform.
