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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 Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
altogether
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
any
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From this reading It was impossible to work any longer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
astonishment
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From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
away
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
Blair
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
brush
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From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
called
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
came
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From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
danced
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From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
died
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
down
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
earl's
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
echo
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
expression
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
far
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
footsteps
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
gallery
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
guessing
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
Guido's
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From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
hand
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From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
head
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
held
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From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
How
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
impatiently
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
impossible
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From this reading It was impossible to work any longer.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was impossible to work any longer.
Leyton
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
longer
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From this reading It was impossible to work any longer.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
Lord
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
man
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
moved
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
nephew
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
other
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From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
painted
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From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
raise
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
reluctantly
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
savage
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
sight
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From this reading Guido's head danced before her sight, and the other head--the handsome one of Blair Leyton--came between her and the painted one.
slightly
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
startled
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
strange
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
trembling
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From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
up
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
very
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To her astonishment and disgust, the hand which held her brush was trembling.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
work
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From this reading Margaret did not raise her head from her work as Lord Blair Leyton moved reluctantly and impatiently down the gallery, but when the echo of his footsteps had died away she looked up with a slightly startled and altogether strange expression.
young
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From this reading How very far from guessing she had been that this, the young man she had called a savage, was the earl's nephew, Lord Blair Leyton!
