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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 IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
apprehension
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sight of him she paused, embarrassed.
based
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
brow
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
costume
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
curtsy
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
dark
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
day
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
deep
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
distinguished
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
embarrassed
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From this reading At sight of him she paused, embarrassed.
entered
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
expected
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From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
eye
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
familiar
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From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
figure
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From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
frame
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
gravely
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
high
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At sight of him she paused, embarrassed.
impression
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
Involuntarily
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
large
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
less
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From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
meet
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
meetings
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
men
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
mistaking
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
more
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From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At sight of him she paused, embarrassed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
other
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
paused
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From this reading At sight of him she paused, embarrassed.
piercing
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From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
pleasure
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
regarding
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
room
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
rose
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
sight
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From this reading At sight of him she paused, embarrassed.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
swept
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From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
tall
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no mistaking the large frame, the high brow, the dark and piercing eye, the costume--that of another day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
there
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From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
Washington
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From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading IN ACKNOWLEDGMENT As she entered the room, there rose to meet her a tall gentleman, who stood gravely regarding her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Involuntarily, although her first impression (based upon other meetings with distinguished men) was one more of apprehension than of pleasure, she swept him a deep curtsy.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading No figure was more familiar in Washington, yet none was less to be expected here.
