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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 Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
arranged
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
arrived
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From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
away
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
back
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
calm
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From this reading She was calm, but with a new thoughtfulness.
change
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
confusion
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From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
day
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
door
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
early
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From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
far
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
favourite
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
girlhood
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From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
gravity
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
headland
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
house
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
infer
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
Karen
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
Les
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
letters
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From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
lunch
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
manner
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From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
morning-room
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From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
Mrs
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From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
new
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
off
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
ordinary
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From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
pretended
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From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
recognized
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
see
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
show
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
shown
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
significance
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
Solitudes
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
sweetness
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
Talcott
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From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
thoughtfulness
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From this reading She was calm, but with a new thoughtfulness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
unconsciousness
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From this reading Her manner had neither the confusion nor the pretended unconsciousness of ordinary girlhood.
voice
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From this reading From the sweetness, yet gravity, of her look and voice he could infer nothing but that she recognized change and a new significance.
walked
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From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was calm, but with a new thoughtfulness.
writing
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From this reading He arrived a little early next day and found Mrs. Talcott alone in the morning-room writing letters.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Karen and he had walked back to the house in silence, and at the door, where she stood to see him off, it had been arranged that he was to lunch at Les Solitudes next day and that she was to show him a favourite headland, one not far away, but that he had never yet been shown.
