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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 Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
apparatus
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
ask
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
Cyriac
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
dashed
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
Delrio
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
design
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
diffident
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
dispersed
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
fancying
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
gentle
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
ground
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
heartily
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
helping
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
Hubert
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
JANE
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From this reading JANE TAYLOR.
lingered
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
listen
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
missing
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From this reading AND where were the missing pair?
mother
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
near
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
others
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
pack
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
pair
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From this reading AND where were the missing pair?
photographic
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
pleasure
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
Presently
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
round
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
safe
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
said
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
seeing
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
splashed
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
St
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
TAYLOR
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From this reading JANE TAYLOR.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
turned
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
Vera
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From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
verses
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
voice
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From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AND where were the missing pair?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading AND where were the missing pair?
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Vera had lingered about, fancying she was helping to pack the photographic apparatus, while the others dispersed.
wished
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From this reading “She splashed, and she dashed, and she turned herself round, And heartily wished herself safe on the ground.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Presently, seeing no one near, Hubert Delrio said, in a gentle diffident voice, “It would be a great pleasure to me if I might ask you to listen to the verses on St. Cyriac and his mother that the design brought with it.”
