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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 /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
approach
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
arrival
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
attempt
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
away
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
cliff
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
Crewe's
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
day
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
distance
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
diversion
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
evening
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
evidently
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
examine
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
exhibiting
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From this reading He was exhibiting his famous Luck Stones to Olga.
famous
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From this reading He was exhibiting his famous Luck Stones to Olga.
fits
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
George
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
girl
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
indeed
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
justice
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
laughter
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
lawn
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
leaning
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
Luck
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From this reading He was exhibiting his famous Luck Stones to Olga.
made
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
more
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
nod
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
objective
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
Olga
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
Ravini
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
remark
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
remarkably
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
rings
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
saw
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
scarcely
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
second
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
seen
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From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
sent
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
side
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
smile
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From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
some
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From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
Stones
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From this reading He was exhibiting his famous Luck Stones to Olga.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading /To/ do Ravini justice, he made no attempt to approach the girl, though she had seen him at a distance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
wall
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From this reading Margaret saw them in the evening, leaning over the cliff wall, and George Ravini seemed remarkably pleased with himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Margaret saw her examine the rings and evidently make some remark upon them which sent Ravini into fits of laughter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had passed her on the lawn the second day after his arrival with no more than a nod and a smile, and indeed he seemed to have found another diversion, if not another objective, for he was scarcely away from Olga Crewe’s side.
