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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 It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
afraid
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
air
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
almost
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
chiefly
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
continue
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From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
corner
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From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
dark
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From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
door
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From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
dusk
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
figure
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From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
fresh
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
friend
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
full
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From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
gate
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From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
house
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From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
indeed
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
keep
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
light
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From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
Lucy
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
Lucy's
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From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
much
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
musical
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
out
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
porch
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From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
ready
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
round
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From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
side
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From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
soft
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
sounded
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
speaking
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
there
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
up
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From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
veranda
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From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
voices
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From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
waiting
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The door of the little house was standing open when they drew up at the gate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Their voices sounded soft, almost musical, through the dusk and the fresh air; though, indeed, it was chiefly Lucy who was speaking.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a door at the side round the corner from the veranda, but with a porch which seemed to continue it.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was full of light from within, against which Lucy’s figure stood dark.
words
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From this reading She was so much afraid to keep the gentlemen waiting that she had come out there to be ready, and was speaking her last words with her friend in the porch.
