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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 Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
abruptly
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
adventures
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
Ascending
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
Basil
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
blanched
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
bowed
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From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
carriages
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
decided
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
distance
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
faces
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
faint
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From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
getting
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
glances
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From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
Good-morning
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From this reading Good-morning, sir."
got
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
husbands
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
Isabel
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
ladies
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From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
like
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
made
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
maintained
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
matron
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
more
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
Mr
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
nods
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From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
obeisances
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
other
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
other's
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
out
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
politeness
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From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
resignation
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
Richard
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
room
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
safe
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
safely
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
said
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
separate
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From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
sir
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From this reading Good-morning, sir."
slightly
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From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
spoke
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
stepped
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
stolid
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From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They got into their separate carriages, and at that safe distance made each other more decided obeisances.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ascending, none of the party spoke; Isabel and the other matron blanched in each other's faces; their husbands maintained a stolid resignation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
top
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
trap
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
waiting
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From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they stepped out of their trap into the waiting room at the top, "What I like about these little adventures," said Mr. Richard to Basil, abruptly, "is getting safely out of them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bowed slightly to Isabel, who returned his politeness, and exchanged faint nods, or glances, with the ladies.
