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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
amiss
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
assuring
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
big
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
CARDINAL
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
CONCERNS
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
Connachan
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
CURSE
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
darling
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From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
don't
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From this reading "You don't seem yourself, somehow."
edge
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
Gabrielle
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
girl
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
gone
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
hearing
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From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
house
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
Lady
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
leaving
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
lovers
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
matter
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From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
mother
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
Murie
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
oaks
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
out
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From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
playing
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
pulling
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
quickly
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
really
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
seated
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
seem
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From this reading "You don't seem yourself, somehow."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
smile
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
somehow
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From this reading "You don't seem yourself, somehow."
soon
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From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
Spencer
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
started
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
tea
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
tennis-lawn
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
there
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
to-day
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From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
together
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
tried
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
up
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From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
Walter
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From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She started quickly, and, pulling herself up, tried to smile, assuring him that there was really nothing amiss.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CONCERNS THE CURSE OF THE CARDINAL Gabrielle and Walter were seated together under one of the big oaks at the edge of the tennis-lawn at Connachan.
What's
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From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What's the matter with you to-day, darling?" he had asked as soon as they were out of hearing.
young
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From this reading With May Spencer and Lady Murie they had been playing; but his mother and the young girl had gone into the house for tea, leaving the lovers alone.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You don't seem yourself, somehow."
