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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
airs
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
all
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From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
also
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
anger
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
appeared
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From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
better
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From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
brilliant
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
bull-fight
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From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
changed
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
chatted
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From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
cheeks
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
color
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
delightful
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
described
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
dresses
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
enjoyed
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From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
enough
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
eyes
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
gayly
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From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
girls
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
gleam
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
gone
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
graces
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
head
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
home
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
jests
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
José
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From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
known
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
laugh
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
laughed
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
light
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
made
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
men
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
mood
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
names
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
obliged
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
one's
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
others
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From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
people
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
Pepita
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
pleasure
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From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
prepared
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From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
pretty
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
queer
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
reached
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
recounted
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
sang
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From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
seen
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From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
signs
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From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
spot
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
supper
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From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
teeth
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It appeared that, after all, she had enjoyed the bull-fight; it had even been better than the others; she had had great pleasure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made delightful little jests about everything; she recounted the names of the people she had seen and known; she described to him the dresses of the girls, the airs and graces of the men.
turn
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By the time Pepita had reached home her mood had changed--her anger was gone, or at least the signs of it were.
white
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
wicked
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From this reading She laughed, and obliged José to laugh also, and all the time she looked so pretty, with the queer light in her eyes, the gleam of her little wicked white teeth, and the brilliant spot of color on her cheeks, that she was enough to turn one’s head.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sang as she prepared the supper, and chatted gayly with José.
