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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 Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
Ah
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” murmured Aurora Church.
air
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
Aurora
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” murmured Aurora Church.
bare-headednounUS /ˈbare-headed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
Church
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” murmured Aurora Church.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
define
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
diminished
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Telling you will do no good.”
extremely
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
garden
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Telling you will do no good.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
hard
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That will matter little,” I presently replied.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
interest
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
interesting
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
knowing
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
lady
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
light
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That will matter little,” I presently replied.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
matter
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From this reading “That will matter little,” I presently replied.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
murmured
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” murmured Aurora Church.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
night
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Telling you will do no good.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
other
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
own
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
partly
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
presently
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From this reading “That will matter little,” I presently replied.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That will matter little,” I presently replied.
said
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
say
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” murmured Aurora Church.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
StandingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
suspicion
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
Telling
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From this reading “Telling you will do no good.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That will matter little,” I presently replied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
there
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
true
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
vague
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
well
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From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I said it partly because it was true; but I said it for other reasons as well, which it was hard to define.
why
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From this reading “Ah, why do you say that?” murmured Aurora Church.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “That will matter little,” I presently replied.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Telling you will do no good.”
young
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From this reading Standing there bare-headed, in the night air, in the vague light, this young lady looked extremely interesting; and the interest of her appearance was not diminished by a suspicion on my own part that she had come into the garden knowing me to be there.
