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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 Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am too tired to come down to-night.”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
angry
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
aside
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
Bee
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
Betty
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
Charlie
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
clinging
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am too tired to come down to-night.”
conceive
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
consternation
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
dears
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
dinner
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
discomfort
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
don't
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
down
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From this reading I am too tired to come down to-night.”
followed
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
following
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
gave
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
Get
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
green
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
happened
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
heavy
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
hotel
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am too tired to come down to-night.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
Kingsward
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
like
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
merry
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
met
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
mother
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
night
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
offering
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
pale
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
rigid
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
room
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
shawl
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
shoulders
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
smile
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
sort
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
stairs
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
There
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
tired
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From this reading I am too tired to come down to-night.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
to-night
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From this reading I am too tired to come down to-night.”
too
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From this reading I am too tired to come down to-night.”
troubled
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
unable
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From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
verandah
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
wait
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From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Charlie and Betty met them on the stairs and stood aside in consternation, unable to conceive what had happened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward went up to her room still with her heavy shawl about her shoulders which she had forgotten, though it added something to her discomfort--followed by Bee, pale and rigid, offering no help, following her mother like an angry shadow.
wreaths
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From this reading There was no merry dinner that night in the verandah of the hotel under the clinging wreaths of green.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs. Kingsward gave them a sort of troubled smile and said: “Get your dinner, dears; don’t wait for us.
