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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 On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
all
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
asleep
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
back
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
bubblingnounUS /ˈbubbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
burning
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
Conacher
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
deeply
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
despairing
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
eye
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
eyed
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
face
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
faces
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From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
fire
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
flung
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
following
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
gaunt
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
gray
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
green
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
hearth
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
horror
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From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
hours
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
House
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
indicate
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From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
inner
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
kitchen
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
Loseis
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
lying
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
Mary-Lou
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
mattress
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
meal
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
peaceful
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
pie
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
pot
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
room
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
scarcely
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
seamed
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
seated
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
seventy-two
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
shutter
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
situation
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From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
small
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
streaming
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
sunken
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
sunshine
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
table
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
tale
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
There
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From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
touched
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
turned
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
two
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From this reading There was nothing to indicate the horror of the situation but the faces of the two at the table.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
wall
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From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the inner room Mary-Lou was lying on a mattress with her face turned towards the wall, asleep—or despairing.
water
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
well-swept
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
window
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From this reading In the kitchen all was in apple pie order; a fire burning on the well-swept hearth with a small pot of water bubbling upon it; the shutter of the little window flung back, and the sunshine streaming in; outside all green and peaceful to the eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
Women's
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From this reading On the third morning following, Loseis and Conacher were seated at a little table in the kitchen of the Women’s House, with a scarcely touched meal between them.
young
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From this reading Those gaunt and gray young faces, deeply seamed and sunken eyed, told a tale of seventy-two hours’ horror.
