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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 From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
apartment
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
away
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
back
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
become
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
care
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
closed
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
cold
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
daughter
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
decided
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
desired
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
don't
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
drawing
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
drop-light
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
effect
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
evening
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
furnace
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
get
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
girl
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
glow
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
Green's
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
head
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
holds
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
house
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
It's
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
lifted
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
light
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
lodgings
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
March
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
mercy
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
mother
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
Mrs
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
off
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
offer
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
reduced
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
rejected
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
room
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
said
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
sat
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
scare
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
sewing
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
shaded
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
side
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
some
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
table
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From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
talked
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
tilted
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
upper
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
wanted
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the shaded glow of the drop-light she was sewing, and the girl was drawing at the same table.
way
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From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
weather
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From this reading "It's a mercy the cold weather holds off," said the mother.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
widow
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From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The evening when March closed with Mrs. Green's reduced offer, and decided to take her apartment, the widow whose lodgings he had rejected sat with her daughter in an upper room at the back of her house.
work
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From this reading From time to time, as they talked, the girl lifted her head and tilted it a little on one side so as to get some desired effect of her work.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We should have to light the furnace, unless we wanted to scare everybody away with a cold house; and I don't know who would take care of it, or what would become of us, every way."
