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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 At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
ablaze
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
all
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
analyse
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
anyrate
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
apart
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
approached
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
arm
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
basement
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
breast
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
catered
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
châlet
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
the way something is arranged or positioned
From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
down
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
eyes
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
gave
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
Geoffrey
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From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
glance
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From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
gravel
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
hand
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
heaving
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
hesitation
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
hotel
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
how
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
just
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
learned
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
lights
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
like
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
lips
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
minute
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
moment
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
monster
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
nervous
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
others
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
paced
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
passively
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
presently
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From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
queen
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
quick
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From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
rented
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
roof
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
said
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From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
shape
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
silently
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
sorry
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From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
sparkled
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
stars
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
strange
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
touched
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
tragedy
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
trefoil
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
triad
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
twinkle
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
two
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
up
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
upward
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From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
vagaries
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
violet
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From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
walk
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From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
wants
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From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She gave it to me passively,--I drew it through my arm, and for a minute or two we paced silently up and down the gravel walk.
well
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From this reading With all my vagaries of disposition I am not a fool, and at anyrate I have learned how to analyse myself as well as others.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lights from the monster hotel which catered for us and our wants, were beginning to twinkle from basement to roof,--and just above the châlet we rented, a triad of stars sparkled in the shape of a trefoil.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At that moment she looked like a queen of tragedy,--her violet eyes ablaze,--her lips apart,--her breast heaving;----I approached her with a strange nervous hesitation and touched her hand.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Poor Geoffrey!" she said presently, with a quick upward glance at me,--"I am sorry for you!
