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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 One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
almost
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
also
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From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
aristocrat
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
arrived
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
attentively
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From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
big
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From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
boy
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From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
boys
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
carriage
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From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
coachman
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
corner
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
drawn
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
early
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
evidently
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
footman
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
forgot
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
genial-looking
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
grand
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From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
green
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From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
listened
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
liveries
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
looking
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
luxuriously
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From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
master
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
music
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
officer
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From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
old
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
people
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
position
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
reached
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
silver
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
sly
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
smile
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
stout
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From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
up
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From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
upholstered
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From this reading It was a big open carriage and a grand one, luxuriously upholstered in green.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One of them had evidently arrived early, as it was drawn up in a good position when the boys reached the corner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a stout, genial-looking old aristocrat with a sly smile, though, as he listened to the music, it almost forgot to be sly.
wore
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From this reading The footman and coachman wore green and silver liveries and seemed to know that people were looking at them and their master.
young
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From this reading In the carriage with him were a young officer and a little boy, and they also listened attentively.
