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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 At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
all
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From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
analysis
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
any
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From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
bare
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From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
completely
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
corner
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From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
dazzling
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From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
desire
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
disapproval
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From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
discovery
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From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
edge
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
eluded
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
encountered
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From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
entrancing
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
exchange
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From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
experienced
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
felt
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
ferrule
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
growing
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From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
Helen
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From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
impatiently
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
incited
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From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
indulge
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
mood
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
nature
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
neatly
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
out
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
platitudes
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From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
present
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
rolled
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
Sanders
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From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
shock
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
shod
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
sidewalk
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
sight
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
silk
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
street
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From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
T
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From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
tapping
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
thoughts
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
tightly
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
toe
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
umbrella
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From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
undisturbed
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From this reading He had been so completely out of her thoughts, and her present mood was of such an entrancing nature that she felt a desire to indulge it undisturbed.
unpleasant
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From this reading The bare thought of the platitudes she would have to exchange with any one ignorant of her dazzling discovery was unpleasant.
vaguely
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From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
waiting
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From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After all, what was it about Sanders that vaguely incited her growing disapproval?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading T the corner of the street Helen encountered Sanders, who was waiting for her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At the sight of him standing on the edge of the sidewalk, impatiently tapping the toe of his neatly shod foot with the ferrule of his tightly rolled silk umbrella, she experienced a shock which would have eluded analysis.
