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accompanied
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accorded
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
anyhow
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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aunt
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awaited
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
blue
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
Bostock
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burst
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
caught
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Clem
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Clem's
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coming
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complexion
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
confident
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From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
Crampton
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From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
dear
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don't
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door
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downstairs
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dread
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encounter
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face
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
father
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
fearless
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From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
flushed
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
girl
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From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
gown
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
hair
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
Jenny
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kill
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kind
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laughing
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
library
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
lovelier
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From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
Miss
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mother
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Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Crampton and Miss Bostock accompanied her in trembling dread of the coming encounter, but the girl herself was perfectly confident and fearless.
Oh
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From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
other
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From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
out
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
pale
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
perfectly
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possible
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put
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reached
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rose-leaf
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
sight
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
sleep
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
some
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From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Jenny looked, if possible, lovelier than usual as she tripped downstairs beside her mother and her aunt.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
trembling
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tripped
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twisted
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
up
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
usual
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visage
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From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
well
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As they reached the door of the library, where her father awaited her, she caught sight of Aunt Clem’s visage and burst out laughing.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
wore
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From this reading Her face was still flushed from sleep, and her hair had been twisted up anyhow, whilst the pale blue gown she wore accorded well with her rose-leaf complexion.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
you'll
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From this reading ‘Oh, dear!’ she cried, ‘Aunt Clem, if you don’t put on some other kind of face, you’ll kill me!
