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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 evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
absent
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From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
almost
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
arm
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From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
behest
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
brilliant
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
charmingly
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From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
chatter
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
congratulations
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From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
corner
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
court
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From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
dining
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
dinner
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From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
Dominey
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
entertained
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
evening
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
few
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From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
gathered
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From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
gestured
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
grave
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
guests
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
hall
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
Harrison
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
interest
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
light-hearted
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
listening
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
minutes
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From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
neighbours
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From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
obeyed
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
outer
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
outskirts
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
practically
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
previous
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
received
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From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
repetition
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
Rosamund
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From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
satisfied
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
set
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
soon
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From this reading She received the congratulations of her neighbours charmingly, and a little court soon gathered around her.
strolled
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
Terniloff's
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From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dominey, satisfied that she was being entertained, obeyed Terniloff's gestured behest and strolled with him to a distant corner of the hall.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
times
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After dinner, Dominey was absent for a few minutes and returned with Rosamund upon his arm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
watchful
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From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Doctor Harrison, who had been dining, remained upon the outskirts, listening to her light-hearted and at times almost brilliant chatter with grave and watchful interest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
world
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From this reading The evening at Dominey hall was practically a repetition of the previous one, with a different set of guests from the outer world.
