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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 examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
accompany
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
action
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She passed into the conservatory through a door which was at the end of the corridor.
away
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
commenced
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From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
conservatory
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From this reading She passed into the conservatory through a door which was at the end of the corridor.
corridor
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
cut
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
dance
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
declined
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
desired
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From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
door
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From this reading She passed into the conservatory through a door which was at the end of the corridor.
end
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From this reading She passed into the conservatory through a door which was at the end of the corridor.
enough
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
examined
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
few
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
Forster
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
get
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
glad
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
gone
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From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
haven
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From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She passed into the conservatory through a door which was at the end of the corridor.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is Simmons?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
like
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
minutes
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
Mr
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
much
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From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
music
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From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
nefarious
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She passed into the conservatory through a door which was at the end of the corridor.
permit
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
programme
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
prompt
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
Simmons
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From this reading "Who is Simmons?"
sitters-out
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From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
strolling
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
strong
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She passed into the conservatory through a door which was at the end of the corridor.
Tickell
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
usually
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From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who is Simmons?"
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The music for the next dance had already commenced; the sitters-out, to whom the conservatory is a haven much to be desired, had gone.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She examined her programme; she had it in her mind to cut the next dance, not from one of the reasons which usually prompt that nefarious course of action, but because she had a strong feeling that for a few minutes she would like to be alone.
youth
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From this reading Miss Forster was strolling by herself along the corridor; she had declined to permit Mr. Tickell to accompany her, and the youth had seemed glad enough to get away.
