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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
all
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From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
bed
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
city
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
daybreak
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
deal
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
door
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
dressed
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
eastwards
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
floor
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
flowers
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
fully
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
furniture
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
gloves
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From this reading Her hat and gloves were already out.
hat
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From this reading Her hat and gloves were already out.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
hissing
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
jealously
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
Julia
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
kettle
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
lamp
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
light
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
made
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
neatness
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
out
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From this reading Her hat and gloves were already out.
perfection
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
plain
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
pots
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
red
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
room
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
rose
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
sitting-room
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
smaller
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
smoke-hung
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
spirit
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
staining
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
thoughts
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From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
uncarpeted
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
visible
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From this reading In the still smaller sitting-room, visible through the open door, she could hear the hissing of her kettle upon the little spirit lamp.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
watching
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From this reading Julia rose at daybreak and, fully dressed, stood watching the red light eastwards staining the smoke-hung city.
waterednounUS /ˈwatered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But were they free, after all, these thoughts of hers?
window-sill
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From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her little room with its plain deal furniture, its uncarpeted floor, was the perfection of neatness, her bed already made, her little pots of flowers upon the window-sill, jealously watered.
