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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 She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
almost
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From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
becoming
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From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
bedroom
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From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
carefully
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
carriage
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
down
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
dress
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
excursion
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From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were fixed upon his from the moment she stepped from the lift.
far
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From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
fixed
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From this reading Her eyes were fixed upon his from the moment she stepped from the lift.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her eyes were fixed upon his from the moment she stepped from the lift.
gloves
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
guest
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
hall
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
hat
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From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
judge
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From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
lift
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From this reading Her eyes were fixed upon his from the moment she stepped from the lift.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
made
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From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
many
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
mending
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
moment
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From this reading Her eyes were fixed upon his from the moment she stepped from the lift.
neat
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
notwithstanding
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
own
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From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
Philip
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From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
polished
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
preparations
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From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
seated
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
settee
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
shabby
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
shoes
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
signs
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
stepped
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From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
Then
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
there
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Philip stepped into his own little bedroom and made scanty preparations for this, his first excursion.
undeniably
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From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her eyes were fixed upon his from the moment she stepped from the lift.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
way
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From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
wearing
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From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her gloves, notwithstanding their many signs of mending, were neat, her shoes carefully polished, and although her dress was undeniably shabby, there was something in her carriage which pleased him.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was wearing a hat which, so far as he could judge, was almost becoming.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Then he made his way down into the shabby hall and was seated there on the worn settee when his guest descended.
