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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 “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
absurd
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From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
Adela
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From this reading Everything in her composition, for Adela Chart, was enormous.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
big
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
bracelets
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
Chart
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From this reading Everything in her composition, for Adela Chart, was enormous.
Churchley
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
composition
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From this reading Everything in her composition, for Adela Chart, was enormous.
early
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From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
enormous
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything in her composition, for Adela Chart, was enormous.
eyes
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
face
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
fan
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
feathers
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
flourished
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
girl's
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
go
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From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
gracious
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
hand
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
head
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
held
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
hostess
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
inclined
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
It's
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From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
jewels
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
longer
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
many
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
protecting
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
red
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
rings
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
sheltering
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
shoulders
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
side
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
smiled
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
sort
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
stay
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
teeth
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From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had big eyes, big teeth, big shoulders, big hands, big rings and bracelets, big jewels of every sort and many of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
too
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From this reading “It’s too early for every one to go—it’s too absurd.”
vaguely
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everything in her composition, for Adela Chart, was enormous.
way
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From this reading Mrs. Churchley inclined her head to one side and looked gracious; she flourished about her face, in a vaguely protecting sheltering way, an enormous fan of red feathers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
WON'T
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From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WON’T you stay a little longer?” the hostess asked while she held the girl’s hand and smiled.
