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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 Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
admiringly
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."
almost
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
always
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
ancestry
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
arrival
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
ask
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From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
attire
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
Bob
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From this reading Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."
bring
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
chairs
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
chanced
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
comfortable
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
contemplated
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
David
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
dinner
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
easy
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
find
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
form
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
glad
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
gown
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
head
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From this reading Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
honour
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
I've
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From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
Italian
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
ivory
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
Letitia
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
Letty
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
Margaret
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
most
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."
night
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
put
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From this reading Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."
remarked
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
reminiscences
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
sank
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From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
satin
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
sister
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
startling
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
Thain's
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From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
There's
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From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bob put it into my head again this afternoon."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
wanting
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From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
wearing
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From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
weeks
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From this reading "There's something I've been wanting to ask you for weeks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lady Margaret, who chanced to be the first arrival on the night of the dinner party in David Thain's honour, contemplated her sister admiringly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Letitia was wearing a gown of ivory satin, a form of attire which seemed always to bring with it almost startling reminiscences of her Italian ancestry.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So glad to find you alone, Letty," she remarked, as she sank into the most comfortable of the easy chairs.
