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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 meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
all
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From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
came
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
clasped
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
cliff-path
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
down
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
gazed
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
grand-piano
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From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
grassy
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
hard
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From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
indeed
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
Karen
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
knees
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
made
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
many
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
meanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
now
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From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
occasions
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
only
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From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
other
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
out
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
permission
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From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
play
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From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
played
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
power
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From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
rule
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
said
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
sea
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
seating
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
set
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
slope
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
Tante
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
technically
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From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
There
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the thing to remember now, with all her power, was that, technically, Tante had been right.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
times
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
true
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From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
trying
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From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
unrebuked
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From this reading There had been no rule set; it had not been said that she was not to play at other times and indeed, on many occasions, she had played unrebuked, before Tante came down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was thinking hard of something, and trying to think only of that.
way
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From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was true, the permission had been that she was to play on the grand-piano when it was left open.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Karen meanwhile made her way to the cliff-path and, seating herself on a grassy slope, she clasped her knees with her hands and gazed out over the sea.
