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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 SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
act
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
Arthur
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sangster looked at her smilingly.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
called
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
child
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
children
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
Christine's
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
curtain
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
dainty
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
dreaming
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From this reading She seemed to wake from dreaming at the sound of his voice.
dreamy
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
eyes
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
face
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
fallen
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
flushed
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She seemed to wake from dreaming at the sound of his voice.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
HAND
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sangster looked at her smilingly.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
how
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
Jimmy
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
just
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
lights
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
lips
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sangster looked at her smilingly.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed to wake from dreaming at the sound of his voice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
parted
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
profile
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
rested
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
revealed
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
said
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
SANGSTER
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She seemed to wake from dreaming at the sound of his voice.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
smilingly
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From this reading Sangster looked at her smilingly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
sound
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From this reading She seemed to wake from dreaming at the sound of his voice.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
sweet
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From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
TAKES
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
theatre
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
together
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From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
turned
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
up
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From this reading The curtain had just fallen on the first act, and the lights turned up suddenly in the theatre had revealed Christine's face to him a little flushed and dreamy.
voice
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From this reading She seemed to wake from dreaming at the sound of his voice.
wake
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From this reading She seemed to wake from dreaming at the sound of his voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jimmy had called her a child; but he had not said how sweet a child she was, he thought, as his eyes rested on her dainty profile and parted lips.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SANGSTER TAKES A HAND "And so you and Jimmy were children together," said Arthur Sangster.
