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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 OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
all
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
anxious
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From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
appetising
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
away
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
Chantrelles
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
closing
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From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
consultation
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
contentedly
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
cook
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
departing
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
devise
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
dinner
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
door
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From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
drawing
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
ears
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
engine
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
entailed
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From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
entered
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
expenditure
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From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
full
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
function
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From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
further
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
gathered
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
gone
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
important
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From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
inspecting
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
Mabel
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
minutes
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
mirror
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
moment
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
most
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
music
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From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
ordering
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
out
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
reflection
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
SEAT
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
set
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
shriek
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
shrilling
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
sighed
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
sound
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From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
spent
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
started
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
station
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
sweet
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From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
sweeter
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
Then
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From this reading Then she entered into consultation with her cook; set about ordering the most appetising little dinner she could devise.
there
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sound of the closing of the door on them as they left had been sweet music in her ears.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was entailed an expenditure of anxious thought; the function was an important one.
together
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
train
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
two
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From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
warning
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From this reading The warning shriek of the engine as it started out of the station, drawing them every moment further and further away from her, was sweeter still.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading OUR SEAT The Chantrelles gone, with the whistle of their departing train shrilling in her ears, Mabel sighed contentedly, gathered all there was of her together and spent a full two minutes in inspecting its reflection in the mirror.
