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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 Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
Baylis
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
Beverly
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
Beverly's
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
book
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
caught
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.
confusion
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
CULINARY
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
Darling
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
demanded
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From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
discover
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
drop
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Electra
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endeavors
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exclamations
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EXPERIMENTS
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
face
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From this reading With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.
feet
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
flying
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follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
frantic
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
gave
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
girls
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
greater
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
hand
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
hastily
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
heading
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
hid
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From this reading With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.
hiding
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
history
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immature
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
irate
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From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
jerk
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
large
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
laugh
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From this reading With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
mad
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
made
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
Miss
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
missive
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
Most
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
origin
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
out
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Petty
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place
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rage
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
repressed
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From this reading With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.
responsibleadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑnsəbəl/
having a duty to protect or manage something
From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
scarcely
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From this reading With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.
scramble
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seeing
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
sent
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sentimental
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
speechless
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startled
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From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
Stooping
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
storm
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From this reading With a scarcely repressed laugh she hid it in her book, and turned to face the storm center, Miss Baylis.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
sweetheart
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
turned
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
twisted
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unnoticed
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
up
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From this reading Stooping hastily, Beverly caught it up unnoticed in the greater confusion, though she could not help seeing "Darling little sweetheart," in a large immature hand at the heading.
upheaval
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From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
vent
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Electra turned and twisted in her frantic endeavors to discover the origin of the upheaval, and Petty made a mad scramble for her history book which the sudden jerk had sent flying out of her hands, the sentimental missive fluttering from its hiding place to drop at Beverly's feet.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Who is responsible for this folly?" demanded the irate one.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading CULINARY EXPERIMENTS Most of the girls gave vent to startled exclamations, but Miss Baylis was speechless with rage.
