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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 "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
abandoned
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
able
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
all
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
any
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From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
arrived
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From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
Bridgie
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From this reading "Such a pleasure for Bridgie to have a friend."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
cold
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From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
dashed
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
enjoyment
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
Esmeralda's
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From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
eyes
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From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
flash
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From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Such a pleasure for Bridgie to have a friend."
forthwith
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
friend
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From this reading "Such a pleasure for Bridgie to have a friend."
grey
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From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Such a pleasure for Bridgie to have a friend."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
home
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
intelligible
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
invalid
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
longed
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
longer
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From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
now
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From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
nuisance
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From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
only
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
other
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
phrases
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
pleasure
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From this reading "Such a pleasure for Bridgie to have a friend."
presence
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
prospect
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
return
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
said
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From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
see
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From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
sensitive
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
set
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From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a pleasure for Bridgie to have a friend."
terribly
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From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
wanted
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From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
way
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From this reading "But now that I have arrived, you are not wanted any longer, and are terribly in my way!"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One set of phrases were as intelligible as the other to the sensitive invalid, and if Esmeralda's anticipations were dashed by her presence, she herself abandoned all prospect of enjoyment, and only longed to be able to return home forthwith.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a nuisance you are!" said the flash of the cold grey eyes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am pleased to see you," said Esmeralda's tongue.
