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Alwynne
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
Alwynne's
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From this reading Alwynne's eyebrows lifted, but Elsbeth ignored her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
blue
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
bowls
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
declared
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
door
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
down
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
dress
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
eaten
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
Elsbeth
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
eyebrows
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From this reading Alwynne's eyebrows lifted, but Elsbeth ignored her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
fragrant
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
friends
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
go
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
gravely
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
greeted
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alwynne's eyebrows lifted, but Elsbeth ignored her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
ignored
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From this reading Alwynne's eyebrows lifted, but Elsbeth ignored her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
kissed
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
late
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
lifted
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From this reading Alwynne's eyebrows lifted, but Elsbeth ignored her.
like
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
oldest
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
once
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
other
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
overdue
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
rather
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
revived
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
Roger
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
roses
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
scolded
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
seconded
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From this reading Roger seconded her, and to supper they went.
seen
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
showed
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
sitting
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
starved
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
street
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
supper
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Roger seconded her, and to supper they went.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
trusted
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From this reading Alwynne was kissed, rather gravely, but Elsbeth and Roger greeted each other like the oldest of trusted friends.
turned
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From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
welcome
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Roger seconded her, and to supper they went.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She scolded Roger for being late, showed him his roses, revived and fragrant in their blue bowls; and when Alwynne turned to go and dress, declared that he looked starved, that supper was long overdue, and must be eaten at once.
window
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From this reading Elsbeth, sitting at the window, had seen them come down the street, and was at the door to welcome them.
