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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 THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
ALFRED
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
altogether
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From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
amazement
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From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
awkwardly
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From this reading He came towards her awkwardly, swinging a pair of white kid gloves in his hand.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
BURTON
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
came
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
cavalier
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From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
change
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
cloak
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
confused
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From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
convince
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
corner
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
creeping
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
Edith
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
evening
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
extraordinary
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
foyer
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
gloves
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From this reading He came towards her awkwardly, swinging a pair of white kid gloves in his hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
hand
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From this reading He came towards her awkwardly, swinging a pair of white kid gloves in his hand.
handkerchief
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
House
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
kid
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From this reading He came towards her awkwardly, swinging a pair of white kid gloves in his hand.
like
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From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
looking
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From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
manner
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From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
moment
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From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
naturalness
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From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
Opera
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
out
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
pair
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From this reading He came towards her awkwardly, swinging a pair of white kid gloves in his hand.
pale
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From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
place
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
quiet
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From this reading He was looking pale and confused, and his quiet naturalness of manner had altogether disappeared.
REAL
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
red
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
slipped
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
some
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading For a moment she looked at her cavalier in something like amazement.
spotless
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
swinging
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From this reading He came towards her awkwardly, swinging a pair of white kid gloves in his hand.
taken
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He came towards her awkwardly, swinging a pair of white kid gloves in his hand.
vision
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
waistcoat
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From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It did not need the red handkerchief, a corner of which was creeping out from behind his waistcoat, to convince her that some extraordinary change had taken place in Burton.
white
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From this reading THE REAL ALFRED BURTON Edith slipped out of her evening cloak and came into the foyer of the Opera House, a spotless vision of white.
