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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 And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
appear
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
arrival
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
arriving
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
away
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From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
Bertram
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
carefully
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From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
coming
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From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
commotion
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
condemned
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From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
discourage
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From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
escaped
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
finding
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
flattered
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
fulfill
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
gave
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From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
girl
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
glass
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From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
intent
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
knew
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
late
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
made
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
missed
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From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
moment
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
more
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
mother
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
Mr
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
much
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
Nugent
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
off
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
other
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
parties
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
promise
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
put
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
shelter
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
sheltered
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From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
sullen
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From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
Tiny
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
Tiny's
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
unwilling
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
up
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
various
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
village
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
walked
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From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
watch
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From this reading He had been on the watch and had not missed her from the first moment of her appearance, carefully as she thought she had sheltered it from observation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And even her appearance, though she had condemned it herself as excited and sullen, when she gave herself a last look in the glass before coming away, did not discourage him.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had put off her arrival till the last moment, and as she walked up from the village with her little girl she had flattered herself that, arriving late under shelter of various other parties who made much more commotion, she might have escaped observation.
Wradisley
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From this reading But if Bertram, of whom she knew nothing, had been intent on finding Tiny, Mr. Wradisley was much more intent on finding Tiny’s mother.
Wradisley's
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From this reading Mrs. Nugent had been very unwilling to fulfill her promise and appear at Mrs. Wradisley’s party.
