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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 She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
afraid
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From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
any
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
apologise
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From this reading 'I am come to apologise to you for my rudeness.
appeared
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
approach
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From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
balls
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
bearing
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
carrying
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From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
coldest
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From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am come to apologise to you for my rudeness.
Damaris
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From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
empty
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
eyes
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
filled
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
foliage
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I am come to apologise to you for my rudeness.
gathering
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From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
golden
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
grass
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
head
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
hepaticas
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
kicking
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
lilac
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
Loswa
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From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I am come to apologise to you for my rudeness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
orange-boughs
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
oranges
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From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
packing-sheds
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From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
rudeness
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From this reading 'I am come to apologise to you for my rudeness.
said
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From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
seen
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
skip
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
sweetest
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From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
unlike
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
voices
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From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
vouch
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From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Damaris was gathering oranges and carrying them to the packing-sheds.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Here is Loswa, who is afraid to approach you; he will vouch for me.'
woman
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From this reading She was bearing an empty skip upon her head, and kicking one of the golden balls before her through the grass, when a woman, unlike any woman that she had seen before, appeared to her astonished eyes amidst the emerald foliage of the orange-boughs and the lilac of the hepaticas which filled the grass.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I am sure you know me again?' said the sweetest and coldest of voices.
