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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 Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
absence
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
admire
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
all
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
alluded
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
authors
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
autograph
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
bearing
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
busy
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
check
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
Cutt
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
deal
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
efforts
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
evidence
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
fairly
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
far
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
father's
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
favor
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
felt
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
Fern
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
goodly
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
greater
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
hard
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
hardly
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
house
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
less
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
mail
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
Millicent
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
MILLIE
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From this reading "WE WANT MILLIE TO UNDERSTAND."
more
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
Mr
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
new
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
noticed
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
novel
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
number
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
other
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
plot
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
polish
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
prolonged
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
put
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
received
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
reviews
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
Roseleaf
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
second
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
selling
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
Shirley
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From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
Slashem
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
story
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
success
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
tangible
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Millicent Fern had been so busy on her second novel that she had hardly noticed the prolonged absence of Shirley Roseleaf from her father's house.
things
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WE WANT MILLIE TO UNDERSTAND."
UNDERSTANDnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WE WANT MILLIE TO UNDERSTAND."
vain
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
WANT
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From this reading "WE WANT MILLIE TO UNDERSTAND."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WE WANT MILLIE TO UNDERSTAND."
welcome
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
well
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From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
wholly
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From this reading Not the least welcome of the things her mail brought was a check bearing the autograph of Cutt & Slashem, that tangible evidence which all authors admire that her efforts had not been wholly in vain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her first story was selling fairly well and she had received a goodly number of reviews in which it was alluded to with more or less favor.
work
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
woven
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From this reading She had put a great deal of hard work into her new novel, and felt that, when Mr. Roseleaf added his polish to the plot she had woven, it would make a success far greater than the other.
