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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 And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
afterwards
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
Agatha
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
back
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
bathed
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From this reading They were bathed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
Blount
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
came
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
detain
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
Dillwyn
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
Elfrida
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
fact
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
friendliest
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
garden-chair
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
get
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
go
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
hailednounUS /hailed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
hour
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
innocent
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
Jack
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
kindliest
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
knew
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
loved
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
merely
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
met
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
Mr
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
nods
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
now
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
others
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From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
peculiar
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
rapture
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
reason
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
sitting
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were bathed.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as a fact it took Agatha and Jack Dillwyn quite an hour to get back to the others.
two
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
tête-à-tête
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From this reading The first two they met were Elfrida and Mr. Blount sitting _tête-à-tête_ on an innocent garden-chair.
usually
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From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
wanted
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From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were bathed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It struck Agatha as a little peculiar that Elfrida, who usually hailed her appearance with rapture, now let her go by with the kindliest, the friendliest of nods.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The thought struck her that Elfrida, knew that she loved Jack, and would for that reason not detain her, but afterwards it came to her that she merely wanted to be alone with Mr. Blount.
