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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 was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
all
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From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
appraising
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
back
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
bargain
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
bitter
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
bracelet
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
diamond
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
dress
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
expected
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From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
feathers
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From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
full
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
fuss
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From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
gems
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
guard
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
guess
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
hand
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
jewels
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
longing
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
looking
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
looks
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
making
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
mark
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
marketable
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
moment
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
more
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From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
murmured
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
neck
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
Now
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
ornamented
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
pausing
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
pocket
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
quickly
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
ratedverbUS /ˈreɪtɪd/
considered or classified as
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
real
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From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
saw
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
small
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
stepping
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
task
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
they'll
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But I expected more from all this fuss and feathers.
thrusting
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
too
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
turning
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
value
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
Well
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From this reading "Well, I guess they'll do," he exclaimed, pausing in his task of thrusting the gems in his pocket to hand her a bracelet ornamented with one small diamond.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_Now for my part of the bargain_" He was looking at the jewels, appraising them, making sure they were real and marketable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
wild
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From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was looking at them, too, with a wild longing and a bitter disappointment, which he, turning at that moment to mark her looks, saw and rated at its full value.
Yes
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From this reading Was it to guard these----" "Yes," she murmured, thrusting the bracelet into the neck of her dress and stepping quickly back.
