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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 The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
Aimée
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
announced
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
any
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From this reading Can any of you explain what it is?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
away
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can any of you explain what it is?”
changed
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From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
circle
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From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
create
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From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
denying
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From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
elbows
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
enough
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From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
explain
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From this reading Can any of you explain what it is?”
eyebrows
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
fact
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From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
forehead
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
Grif
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
head
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
industriously
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
interest
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From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can any of you explain what it is?”
lines
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
making
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
Mollie
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can any of you explain what it is?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
other
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From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
painting
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
Phil
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
picture
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
proceeded
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From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
red
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
ribbon
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
sewing
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
shoulder
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
sleeves
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
somehow
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From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
SOMETHINGpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
straight
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
There
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From this reading “There is no denying,” Phil proceeded, “that he is changed somehow or other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
Tod's
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
Toinette
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
turned
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
two
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
tying
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
up
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From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
visible
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Can any of you explain what it is?”
window-ledge
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From this reading Mollie, resting her elbows on the window-ledge, turned her head over her shoulder; 'Toinette, tying Tod's sleeves with red ribbon, looked up; Aimée went on with her sewing, the two little straight lines making themselves visible on her forehead between her eyebrows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “SOMETHING,” announced Phil, painting away industriously at his picture,--“something is up with Grif.
wondering
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From this reading The fact of something being “up” with any one of their circle was enough to create a wondering interest.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can any of you explain what it is?”
