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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 CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
accost
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From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
alike
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From this reading They were gone, leaving him alike speechless and bewildered.
all
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
altered
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
ASKS
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
bearing
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were gone, leaving him alike speechless and bewildered.
bottle
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
called
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
checked
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From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
CICELY
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
Cicely's
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From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
companion
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
crowd
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From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
Douglas
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From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
dress
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
gaze
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From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
gone
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From this reading They were gone, leaving him alike speechless and bewildered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
instantly
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From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
instinct
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From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
leaving
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From this reading They were gone, leaving him alike speechless and bewildered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
once
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
prompted
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From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
QUESTIONnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
recognised
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
recovered
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From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
restaurant
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
sitting
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
small
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
sought
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
speechless
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From this reading They were gone, leaving him alike speechless and bewildered.
spite
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
staggered
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
swallowed
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From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
table
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
terrifiedadjectiveUS /ˈterəfaɪd/
extremely frightened
From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
unoccupied
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
unwilling
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
up
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From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were swallowed up in the crowd before Douglas had recovered himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Something in Cicely's terrified gaze had instantly checked his first instinct which prompted him to accost them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
wine
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From this reading He staggered into a small restaurant, and sitting at an unoccupied table, called for a bottle of wine.
woman
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From this reading CICELY ASKS A QUESTION After all, it was the woman who sought him who passed him by, her unwilling companion who recognised him at once, in spite of his altered dress and bearing.
