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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 A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
air
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
anxiously
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
apart
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
arm
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
bewilderment
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
companion's
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
compared
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
confusion
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From this reading I reached it to find some confusion reigning.
conversation
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From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
Court
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
drawn
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
entrance
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
face
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From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
Felicia
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
find
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From this reading I reached it to find some confusion reigning.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
gray-bearded
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
hall-porter
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
hotel
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reached it to find some confusion reigning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I reached it to find some confusion reigning.
lady
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
Lamartine
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From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
lift
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
looking
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
man
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
Milan
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
proper
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
reached
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From this reading I reached it to find some confusion reigning.
reigning
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From this reading I reached it to find some confusion reigning.
saw
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From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
side
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
small
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
some
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From this reading I reached it to find some confusion reigning.
sooner
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From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
sprang
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From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
talking
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
tall
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From this reading A tall, gray-bearded man was talking anxiously to the hall-porter, Felicia, standing a little apart, was looking around with an air of bewilderment.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
turquoises
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From this reading My lady of the turquoises was standing by the side of the lift, with her arm drawn through her companion's.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
unimposing
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From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lamartine no sooner saw the face of the man who was in conversation with the hall-porter than he sprang forward.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED The entrance to the Milan Court was small and unimposing, compared with the entrance to the hotel proper.
