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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
addition
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
all
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From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
attendant
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
Aurora
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
awkward
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
blouses
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From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
bonnets
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From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
Brooks
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
came
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
ceremonies
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
coughs
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From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
departed
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From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
Don
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
door
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
eager
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
emerged
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
enterprise
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
entry
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
figure
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
finally
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
find
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
friend
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
give
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
group
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
hand
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
hasten
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
Horace
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
hours
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
increased
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
Julia
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
Lane
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
late
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
less
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
lights
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
MIDNIGHT
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
minister
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
Miss
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
mistress
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
now
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
old
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
other
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
out
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
reaction
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
room
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
shufflings
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From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
smiling
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
Strange
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From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
subsided
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From this reading The bonnets and blouses all had departed, the coughs and shufflings had subsided.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Strange, she did not look about to find her friend, Aurora Lane, did not even hasten to take the hand of Don Lane before he had left the room.
tall
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
there
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
three
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
turning
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From this reading AT MIDNIGHT Miss Julia, late mistress of ceremonies, passed here and there, turning out the lights.
uncertainly
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From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
way
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
weariness
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From this reading She might give way now to the weariness, the reaction, attendant upon long hours of eager enterprise.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The little group at the door--Aurora, Don and the old minister, now was increased in the entry way by the addition of none less than the tall and awkward figure of Horace Brooks, who came forward, smiling uncertainly as the other three finally emerged from the door.
