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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 “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
afforded
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
age
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I had rather stand,” answered Audrey.
arose
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
asleep
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
attic
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
Audrey
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
awake
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
back
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
bedchamber
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
called
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
chair
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
chamber
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
door
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
down
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From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
dreams
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
entered
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
Evelyn
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
floor
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
footsteps
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
furnished
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
grass
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
green
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
hearing
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had rather stand,” answered Audrey.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
lain
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
latter
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
low
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From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
luxury
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
out
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
own
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
party-colored
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
please
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
pointed
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From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
rather
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From this reading “I had rather stand,” answered Audrey.
reaches
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
river
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
room
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
set
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
shining
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
sit
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From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
slowly
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
sometime
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From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
stair
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From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
stand
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From this reading “I had rather stand,” answered Audrey.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
then
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
trees
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
TWO
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
voice
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From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
wide
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you not sit down?” asked Evelyn, in a low voice, and pointed to a chair.
window
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Audrey entered the pleasant chamber, furnished with what luxury the age afforded, and stood before the sometime princess of her dreams.
WOMEN
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From this reading TWO WOMEN Evelyn, hearing footsteps across the floor of the attic room above her own bedchamber, arose and set wide the door; then went back to her chair by the window that looked out upon green grass and party-colored trees and long reaches of the shining river.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Come here, if you please,” she called to Audrey, as the latter slowly descended the stair from the room where, half asleep, half awake, she had lain since morning.
