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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 They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
appeared
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
arrival
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
became
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
best
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
bit
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
broke
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
called
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
careful
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
ceremony
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
control
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
coquettish
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
dart
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
dish
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
down
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
eat
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
enjoying
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
example
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
expertness
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
eyes
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
fingers
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
folded
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
food
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
fought
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
fresh
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
frock
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
get
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
girl
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
give
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
glimpses
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
gracious
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
imitation
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
improved
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
indeed
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
intervals
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
jumble
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
lady-like
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
languages
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
lids
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
likeliest
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
lips
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
lowered
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
lump
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
lumps
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
manners
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
meal
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
mess
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
Mimi
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
mother
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
nasty
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
native
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
needed
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
nestling
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
occasion
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
ordered
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
outbreak
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
pacified
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
passionate
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
person
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
powerless
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
pretence
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
protested
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
pursed
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
remembered
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
resume
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
scrap
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
screamed
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
secure
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
snatched
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
social
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
straightened
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
style
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
Teresa
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From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
then
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
there
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did their best, and the little girl indeed (her mother called her Mimi) straightened her frock and folded her hands and pursed her lips in a careful imitation of Teresa, enjoying the pretence of social and lady-like manners.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
unknown
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
use
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From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
voracious
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From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But she broke down when a dish of food appeared, and she then became the voracious nestling, passionate to be the first to get her fingers into the mess and to secure the likeliest lumps.
wild
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From this reading She screamed to her mother in a jumble of languages to give her _that_ bit, the best, not the nasty scrap beside it; her mother ordered and protested, Mimi fought and snatched--on the arrival of anything fresh to eat there was an outbreak of the free life of the wild.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She improved on her example with a coquettish dart of her eyes (at the gentleman of the party) under lowered lids; she had a native expertness beyond the rest of us, and at intervals through the meal she remembered to use it.
young
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From this reading Mimi, pacified with the lump she needed, was again a young person of gracious style; and Teresa, quite powerless before these glimpses of the unknown, could resume her control of the occasion and the ceremony.
