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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 I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
absent
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
ago
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
any
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
better
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
coffee
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From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
companion's
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From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
CONTRASTS
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From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
crowd
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
delightful
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
dinner
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From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
early
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
enough
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From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
entertainment
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
eyes
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
fail
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From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
fashionable
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
Felicia
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
few
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
foyer
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From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
gay
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
high
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From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
knew
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
minutes
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
momentary
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
More
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
music
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
NeverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
now
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From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
once
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
orchestra
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
out
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From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
pass
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
place
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
playing
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
recalling
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
retire
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
room
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
rooms
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
sat
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From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
saw
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
shiver
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
sitting-room
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
spirits
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From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
suggest
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
thronged
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From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
tragedy
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From this reading More than once during the momentary silence I saw the absent look come into her eyes,--saw her shiver as though she were recalling the little tragedy of a few minutes ago.
uncle's
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
unheard
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
visit
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From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not suggest a visit to any place of entertainment, as I knew it was better for Felicia to retire early, in order that I might pass through the sitting-room to her uncle's room, unheard.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading CONTRASTS We sat out in the foyer and took our coffee.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, my companion's spirits, which had been high enough during dinner, now seemed to fail her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The orchestra was playing delightful music; the rooms were thronged with a gay and fashionable crowd.
