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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 "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
attention
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
attract
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
away
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
baby-carriage
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
Beam
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
condition
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
Cristie
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
declaring
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
departing
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From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
dissatisfaction
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From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
Douglas
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
endeavoring
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
field
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
finding
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
flower
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
fond
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
gazing
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From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
getting
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
Ida
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
infant
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
Inn
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
Lodloe
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From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
made
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
motion
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
Mr
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
Mrs
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
noises
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
now
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
occupant
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
people
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
phaeton
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From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
push
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
quieted
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
road
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
said
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
see
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
show
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
sitting
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
slowly
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
some
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From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
Squirrel
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
turned
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
two
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
unpleasant
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From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
up
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
various
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From this reading He now turned and looked at the baby-carriage, in which the infant Douglas was sitting up, endeavoring by various noises to attract attention to himself.
vehicle
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From this reading Lodloe pulled the vehicle into the road, and, finding that the motion quieted its occupant, he began slowly to push it towards the Squirrel Inn.
very
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
walked
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
Walter
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From this reading Walter Lodloe had been gazing with some dissatisfaction at the departing phaeton.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
way
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His mind was getting into a condition which made it unpleasant for him to see people take Mrs. Cristie away from him.
whole
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From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I am very fond of that flower," said Ida; and Mr. Beam declaring that if she would step a little way with him he would show her a whole field of them, the two walked up the road.
