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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 A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
betrayed
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From this reading She was quiet and yet betrayed excitement.
bright
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
clouds
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
depths
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
end
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
excitement
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From this reading She was quiet and yet betrayed excitement.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
few
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
figure
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
fleck
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
frankness
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
gaze
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
gestures
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
girlish
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
graceful
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
later
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
Lettice
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
luncheon
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
minutes
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
mouth
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
opposite
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
presiding
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
procession
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
quiet
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From this reading She was quiet and yet betrayed excitement.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
self-mastery
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
self-possession
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
set
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
shadows
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was quiet and yet betrayed excitement.
simple
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
somewhere
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
street
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
sunlight
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
table
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
there
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
Tom
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
uncertainty
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
untroubled
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
very
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From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
watched
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From this reading Tom, at the opposite end of the table, watched her girlish figure, her graceful gestures.
wavering
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From this reading Yet the set of her little mouth had self-mastery in it somewhere; there was no wavering or uncertainty; her self-possession was complete.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes were very bright, no shadows in their depths; she returned his gaze with untroubled frankness.
years
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From this reading A few minutes later Lettice was presiding over her luncheon table as though life were simple as the sunlight in the street outside, and no clouds could ever fleck the procession of the years.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She was quiet and yet betrayed excitement.
