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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 The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
address
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
admired
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From this reading He had noticed her on the terrace, by the band-stand one morning, and admired her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
attributed
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
balcony
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
band-stand
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From this reading He had noticed her on the terrace, by the band-stand one morning, and admired her.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
big
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
chance
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
characteristics
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
complexion
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
consequence
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From this reading Of what consequence was it where she was staying?
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
darkly
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
delicious
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
discovery
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
entertained
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
eyes
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
few
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
foreign
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
fringed
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
girl
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
grey
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
Heriot
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
house
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
idea
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
interest
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had noticed her on the terrace, by the band-stand one morning, and admired her.
noticed
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From this reading He had noticed her on the terrace, by the band-stand one morning, and admired her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had noticed her on the terrace, by the band-stand one morning, and admired her.
other
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
pair
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
past
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
pink
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
possessor
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
probably
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
reluctant
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
roused
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
seconds
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of what consequence was it where she was staying?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
staying
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From this reading Of what consequence was it where she was staying?
stranger
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
temperament
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From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
terrace
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From this reading He had noticed her on the terrace, by the band-stand one morning, and admired her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
unconsciously
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
vague
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The idea was so foreign to his temperament that Heriot was reluctant to believe that he had entertained it even during a few seconds.
way
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From this reading He continued his way past the big pink house and the girl on the balcony, surprised at the interest roused in him by this chance discovery of her address.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what consequence was it where she was staying?
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Of what consequence was it where she was staying?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
words
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From this reading In other words, he had unconsciously attributed to the possessor of a delicious complexion, and a pair of grey eyes, darkly fringed, vague characteristics to which she was probably a stranger.
