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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
beloved
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
Bennett
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
called
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
change
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
clothes
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
Colchis
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
concerning
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From this reading Once in the library, she knelt at her father's feet, and related the whole story concerning Marie Colchis.
cordialnounUS /cordial/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
CraftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
depot
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
double
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
drag
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
entrance
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From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
excepting
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
exclaimed
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
executive
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
explained
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
father
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
father's
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From this reading Once in the library, she knelt at her father's feet, and related the whole story concerning Marie Colchis.
feet
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From this reading Once in the library, she knelt at her father's feet, and related the whole story concerning Marie Colchis.
few
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
gave
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From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
give
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
gleefully
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
hand
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
Home
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
house
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
importance
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
knelt
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From this reading Once in the library, she knelt at her father's feet, and related the whole story concerning Marie Colchis.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
Leona
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
letter
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
library
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From this reading Once in the library, she knelt at her father's feet, and related the whole story concerning Marie Colchis.
mansion
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
Marie
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
members
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
met
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From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
Mollie
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
moments
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
mother
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
Mrs
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From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
niece
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
old
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
Once
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
partially
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
people
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
President
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From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
private
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From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
received
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
relate
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
related
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From this reading Once in the library, she knelt at her father's feet, and related the whole story concerning Marie Colchis.
rooms
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
several
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
situation
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
some
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
story
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From this reading Once in the library, she knelt at her father's feet, and related the whole story concerning Marie Colchis.
taking
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
traveling
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From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
weeks
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
welcome
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From this reading The President and Mrs. Craft met them at the private entrance, and gave to each a cordial welcome.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once in the house, the several members, excepting Mollie, went directly to their rooms to change their traveling clothes; but she, taking her father by the hand, asked him and her mother to give her a few moments of their time, as she had something of importance to relate.
whole
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From this reading "Home again, at last," gleefully exclaimed Mollie, as the double drag brought the whole party from the depot to the executive mansion.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
wished
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
written
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From this reading Marie Colchis was received by the old people as a beloved niece, for Mollie had, in a letter written some weeks before to her father, partially explained the situation of Marie, whom she wished to be called Leona Bennett.
