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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 Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
all
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
approach
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
arms
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From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
avenue
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
baby
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From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
beads
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
Beauregard
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
best
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From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
black
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
boy
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
bright
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
charge
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
colour
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
coolie
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
coral
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
cotton
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
crispness
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
curls
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
deepest
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
discontented
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
down
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
dressed
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From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
earrings
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
feet
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
formed
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
general
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From this reading For this was a general holiday.
gilt
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
girl
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
given
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
gown
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
handkerchief
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
holding
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From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
holiday
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From this reading For this was a general holiday.
humour
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
kindness
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
Lizzie
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
Maraquita's
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From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
mile
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
Miss
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
negro
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
orange
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
plantation
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
prided
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
prunella
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
quarter
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
reward
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
Rosa
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
rose
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
sandals
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
sauntering
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
see
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was holding Maraquita’s baby in her arms, and she was dressed in her very best.
shoes
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
silk
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
stockings
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
string
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
sullen
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
surmounted
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
there
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this was a general holiday.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
trace
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
trees
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
tulip
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
up
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
use
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
very
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
wearing
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From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But what was the good of it all? thought Rosa; what was the use of wearing her gilt earrings and her string of coral beads, when there was no one to see them--not even a coolie boy left on the plantation?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
white
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
wore
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From this reading Her cotton gown was of the deepest rose colour; on her feet she wore white stockings and prunella shoes with sandals; her long black curls--in which she prided herself there was no trace of negro crispness--were surmounted by a handkerchief of bright orange silk, which Miss Lizzie had given her as a reward for her kindness to her little charge.
yellow
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From this reading Rosa, the yellow girl, was sauntering up and down the avenue of tulip trees which formed an approach of a quarter of a mile to the plantation of Beauregard, in a very discontented and sullen humour.
