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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 continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
all
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
atmosphere
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From this reading The house was all open, fearing nothing, the sunshine and atmosphere penetrating everywhere.
bald
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
bell
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
breath
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
bubble
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
business
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From this reading “It is Mr Somerville, my man of business.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
crossed
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
door
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
everywhere
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From this reading The house was all open, fearing nothing, the sunshine and atmosphere penetrating everywhere.
fall
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
fancy
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
fearing
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From this reading The house was all open, fearing nothing, the sunshine and atmosphere penetrating everywhere.
fond
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
happened
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
head
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
house
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From this reading The house was all open, fearing nothing, the sunshine and atmosphere penetrating everywhere.
imagination
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is Mr Somerville, my man of business.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is Mr Somerville, my man of business.
knowing
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
ladies
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
listened
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
low
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From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
man
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
more
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
Mr
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From this reading “It is Mr Somerville, my man of business.
Mrs
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From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is Mr Somerville, my man of business.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The house was all open, fearing nothing, the sunshine and atmosphere penetrating everywhere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
Ogilvy
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From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
once
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
only
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
paused
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
penetrating
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From this reading The house was all open, fearing nothing, the sunshine and atmosphere penetrating everywhere.
rang
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
reality
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
recover
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
said
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From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
sat
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
seen
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
siller
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From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
Somerville
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From this reading “It is Mr Somerville, my man of business.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
sunshine
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From this reading The house was all open, fearing nothing, the sunshine and atmosphere penetrating everywhere.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
then
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
there
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
together
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
tone
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From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
two
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From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The continued disappointment, which was no disappointment but only the fall of a fancy, a bubble of fond imagination in which there was no reality at all--happened once more, while these two ladies sat together and listened.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will only be something about siller,” Mrs Ogilvy said in a low tone.
window
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
wipe
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From this reading And then the shadow of a man crossed the open window--a little man--who, not knowing he was seen, paused to wipe his bald head and recover his breath before he rang the bell at the open door.
