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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
anxiety
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From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
Aunt
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From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
belated
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
BESIDEprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
blown
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From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
Broome's
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From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
comes
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From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
delighted
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From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
downstairs
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
eat
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From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
emptied
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
excitement
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From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
gale
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From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
happening
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From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
house
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
kitchen
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From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
mad
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From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
Maria
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From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
negress
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From this reading The old negress presently waddled in panting.
nowhere
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From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
old
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From this reading The old negress presently waddled in panting.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
panting
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From this reading The old negress presently waddled in panting.
peace
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From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
Pen
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
people
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From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
PointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
presently
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From this reading The old negress presently waddled in panting.
see
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
seen
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From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
settled
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From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
sevens
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From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
sixes
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From this reading Everything in the kitchen was at sixes and sevens of course, and Aunt Maria nowhere to be seen.
strangers
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
supper
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
TEMPLE
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From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was both terrified and delighted by the gale of excitement that had suddenly blown upon the settled peace of Broome's Point.
waddled
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From this reading The old negress presently waddled in panting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BESIDE THE LITTLE TEMPLE When Pen was sure that the house was emptied of strangers she went downstairs to see about the belated supper.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was mad with anxiety to know what was happening outside, but whatever comes, people must eat.
