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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 Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
ago
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From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
Alwynne
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
aunt
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
bloomed
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
bonnet
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
bunch
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
came
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
Clare
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From this reading Not a sign of Clare?
compartment
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
dangerous
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
Elsbeth
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
Elsbeth's
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
exclusively
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
followed
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From this reading There followed a sufficiency of kissing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
holiday
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From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
home-coming
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From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
impatiently
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
kissing
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From this reading There followed a sufficiency of kissing.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
like
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From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
luggage
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
making
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
minute
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
occupied
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
out
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
perennially
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
platform
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
quarter
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
scan
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
sign
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From this reading Not a sign of Clare?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
standstill
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
sufficiency
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From this reading There followed a sufficiency of kissing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
There
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From this reading There followed a sufficiency of kissing.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
train
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
turned
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From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
very
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From this reading It was like a holiday home-coming, thought Alwynne, of not so very long ago.
violets
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From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alwynne was out of the train a dangerous quarter minute before it came to a standstill, and making for the bunch of violets that bloomed perennially in Elsbeth's bonnet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But not so long ago she would have been exclusively occupied with Elsbeth, and her luggage, and her forgotten compartment; would not have turned impatiently from her aunt to scan the length of the platform.
