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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 After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
all
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
almost
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
amiable
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
anyonepronounUS /ˈeniwʌn/
any person at all
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
arch
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
become
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
boarders
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
branching
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
corner
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
country
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
court
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
demure
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
demurely
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
dropped
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
else
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
encouraged
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
England
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
eye
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
Farrell
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
flannel
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
followed
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
forget
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
gay
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
general
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
Gilbert
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
girls
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
glance
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
good-by
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
hats
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
hills
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
holy
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
kept
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
manner
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
meek
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
men
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
more
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
mouth
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
nap
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
nearest
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
New
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
off
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
other
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
out
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
piazza
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
presented
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
realize
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
repose
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
Sabbath
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
said
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
sat
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
serious
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
shade
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
skirts
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
stillness
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
subdued
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
talk
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
there
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From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
things
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
town
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From this reading She was disposed to talk of serious things, and said that one could not realize the New England Sabbath in town as one could in the country; that here in these hills the stillness, the repose, seemed to have something almost holy about it.
Two
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
very
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From this reading She was very amiable to both, but a little meek and subdued in her manner; if she encouraged one more than the other, it was Gilbert.
walking
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From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading After dinner she went off for a nap, and the young men both followed Mrs. Farrell to the piazza, where they seemed to forget that there was anyone else.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two young girls in gay flannel walking skirts and branching shade hats passed Mrs. Farrell where she sat with her court, and she who passed nearest dropped a demure glance out of the corner of her eye, and a demurely arch “good-by” from the corner of her mouth.
word
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
young
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From this reading Mrs. Gilbert kept her word, and presented the young men to each of the boarders; but for all that, the talk did not become general.
