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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 CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
all
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
ate
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From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
attention
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
avoided
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She liked the restaurant; she had never been in Bohemia before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She liked the restaurant; she had never been in Bohemia before.
Bohemia
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From this reading She liked the restaurant; she had never been in Bohemia before.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
carefully
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
carved
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
CHRISTINE
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
declared
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From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
delight
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From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
distract
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
HEARS
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
house
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
hungry
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From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She liked the restaurant; she had never been in Bohemia before.
interested
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
Jimmy
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
knew
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
liked
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From this reading She liked the restaurant; she had never been in Bohemia before.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
lunch
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From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
many
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She liked the restaurant; she had never been in Bohemia before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
old
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
out-of-the-way
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
patrons
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
people
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
referring
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
restaurant
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
Sangster
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
showed
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
signatures
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
sun
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
table
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
talked
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
there
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
TRUTH
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From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
try
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From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He carefully avoided referring again to Jimmy; he talked of anything and everything under the sun to try and distract her attention.
very
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had declared that she was not hungry; but, to his delight, she ate quite a good lunch.
well-known
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From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was very interested in an old table Sangster showed her, which was carved all over with the signatures of well-known patrons of the house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading CHRISTINE HEARS THE TRUTH Sangster took Christine to a little out-of-the-way restaurant, where he knew there would not be many people.
