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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 looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
abruptly
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From this reading Potter appeared in the doorway and stopped abruptly as his eyes found her.
adventure
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
air
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
anticipation
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
appeared
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From this reading Potter appeared in the doorway and stopped abruptly as his eyes found her.
appropriate
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Potter appeared in the doorway and stopped abruptly as his eyes found her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
aura
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
battle
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
boy
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
boyishly
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
charged
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
danced
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
door
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
doorway
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From this reading Potter appeared in the doorway and stopped abruptly as his eyes found her.
dragons
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
eager
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
Essen
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
excitement
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
fairies
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
fairy-tale
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
form
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
forth
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Potter appeared in the doorway and stopped abruptly as his eyes found her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
giants
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
glorious
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
hangar
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
Hildegarde
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Potter appeared in the doorway and stopped abruptly as his eyes found her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
like
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
ordinary
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
out
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
Potter
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
prince
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
princeling
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
puttees
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
radiate
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
rather
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
ride
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
riding-breeches
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
roadster
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
slender
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
some
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From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
sprang
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Potter appeared in the doorway and stopped abruptly as his eyes found her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
There
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked like a glorious, slender boy in the riding-breeches and puttees she had thought appropriate for the adventure--not like an ordinary boy, but rather like some princeling out of a fairy-tale.
tingling
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From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
trafficked
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From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her eyes danced with excitement and anticipation; she was charged with eager life until it seemed to radiate from her and to form a tingling aura about her.
von
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
Waite's
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From this reading Hildegarde von Essen sprang boyishly out of her roadster at the door to Potter Waite's hangar.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was that air about her--the air of a prince who trafficked with fairies and would ride forth to battle with giants and dragons.
