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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 All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
air
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
All
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
amuse
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
any
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
attention
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
attract
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
away
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
Beresford
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From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
Blake
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From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
Brian
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From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
down
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
fail
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
girl
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
gives
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From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
glad
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
go
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
goes
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
guest
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
heed
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
heeds
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From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
Honor
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From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
late
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
leave
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
listless
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
makes
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
moods
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
more
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
now
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
offer
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
pass
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
piano
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
preoccupied
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
puts
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
sits
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From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
slowly
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From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now, in the late afternoon, she sits down at the piano, more to pass the time than to amuse their guest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
there
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Perhaps Brian Beresford heeds them; but Honor never gives a thought to him.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Never has time passed so slowly to Honor Blake.
up
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From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
work
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From this reading All the morning she goes about her work with a listless preoccupied air that could not fail to attract attention if there were any one to heed the girl or her moods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would be glad if he would go away and leave her to herself; but since he makes no such offer, she puts up with him.
