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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 Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
Afterward
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
back
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
bedroom
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
best
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
big-game
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From this reading She talked of her travels, and of big-game shooting.
boats
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
cigarette
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
coat
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
cottage
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
cushions
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
delightful
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
exercise
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From this reading He found the exercise stimulating and delightful.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
fur
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She talked of her travels, and of big-game shooting.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
Hilda
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
John
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
Lady
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
landing-stage
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
leaned
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
liked
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
lips
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
luncheon
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
moored
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
more
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
out
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
pile
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
river
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
sauntered
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
selecting
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She talked of her travels, and of big-game shooting.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She talked of her travels, and of big-game shooting.
showed
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
side
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
stable
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
stimulating
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From this reading He found the exercise stimulating and delightful.
stream
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
talked
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From this reading She talked of her travels, and of big-game shooting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
travels
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From this reading She talked of her travels, and of big-game shooting.
two
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From this reading Afterward they sauntered out to the stream, and John, selecting the more stable of the two boats moored to the little landing-stage, pulled out into the river.
view
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From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
watched
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From this reading Lady Hilda, in a fur coat, leaned back on a pile of cushions and watched him, with a cigarette between her lips.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading John found his cottage bedroom, with its view of the river, delightful, and at luncheon Lady Hilda showed him the side of herself that he liked best.
