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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 I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
ami
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
beauty
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
bewilder
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
black
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From this reading Her hair was black, soft, wavy, and in great quantity.
Bon
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
charm
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
charming
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
confident
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
constituted
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
delicate
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
EMIGRANT
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From this reading THE EMIGRANT PRIEST.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
features
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
flutter
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
girl
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
glad
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her hair was black, soft, wavy, and in great quantity.
greatest
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
hair
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From this reading Her hair was black, soft, wavy, and in great quantity.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
holding
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
jour
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
like
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
manner
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
mon
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
more
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
much
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
Oliver
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
out
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
perfectly
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
perhaps
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
play
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
pretty
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
PRIEST
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From this reading THE EMIGRANT PRIEST.
quantity
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From this reading Her hair was black, soft, wavy, and in great quantity.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
singularly
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
soft
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From this reading Her hair was black, soft, wavy, and in great quantity.
soon
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
sooner
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMIGRANT PRIEST.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
trippingly
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
varying
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From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
wavy
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From this reading Her hair was black, soft, wavy, and in great quantity.
welcome
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From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her features were singularly delicate, and their varying play constituted, perhaps, their greatest charm.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Bon jour, Oliver, mon ami!" she exclaimed, running trippingly towards me and holding out both her pretty hands; "I am glad you have returned so soon--but not sooner than welcome."
young
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From this reading I was in a flutter like a young girl, so much did her beauty, and still more her charming and perfectly confident manner bewilder me.
