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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 She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
also
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
Andrew
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
arbour
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From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
attraction
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
billiards
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
Boissiere
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
breakfast
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
bubbles
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
characterizes
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
cover
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
cup
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
day
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
excuse
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
following
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
gone
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
hanging
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
headache
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
helpless
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
hours
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
immediately
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
kind
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
laboriously
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
made
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
Margery
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From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
men
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
moment
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From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
more
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
non-appearance
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
Noon
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
once
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
playing
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
pleading
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
REACTION
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From this reading REACTION.
room
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From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
Rue
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From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
seen
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From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
tea
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Noon of the following day found Andrew once more in the Rue Boissiere.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
together
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
two
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had not seen Margery from the moment when he had left her in the arbour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had come in while the men were playing billiards, and gone directly to her room, pleading a headache, an excuse which was also made to cover her non-appearance in the morning.
whole
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From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two hours immediately following breakfast passed laboriously, the whole party hanging together with that kind of helpless attraction which characterizes the bubbles in a cup of tea.
