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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 August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
accord
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
account
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From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
affection
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
all
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
appointments
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
attic
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
Audrey
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From this reading For reasons of her own Audrey was still keeping her engagement a secret.
August
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
black
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
boy's
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
call
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
Chelsea
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
complications
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
consider
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
days
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
engagement
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From this reading For reasons of her own Audrey was still keeping her engagement a secret.
entered
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
feminine
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
finishing
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
fixing
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
foresaw
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
Gardens
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
go
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
hand
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
happened
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
hard
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
head
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
hot
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
instinct
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
Katherine
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
keeping
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From this reading For reasons of her own Audrey was still keeping her engagement a secret.
Knowles
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
less
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
making
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
managed
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
miserable
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
missed
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
month
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
more
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From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For reasons of her own Audrey was still keeping her engagement a secret.
often
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
orders
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
own
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
pictures
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
put
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
reasonsnounUS /ˈreasons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For reasons of her own Audrey was still keeping her engagement a secret.
regular
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading For reasons of her own Audrey was still keeping her engagement a secret.
see
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
sharpened
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For reasons of her own Audrey was still keeping her engagement a secret.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
Ted
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From this reading She was less regular, too, in making appointments, fixing days for Ted to go over and see her; and more often than not he missed her if he happened to call at Chelsea Gardens of his own accord.
Ted's
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
too
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
trouble
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From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
various
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
way
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
white
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
work
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From this reading August was a miserable month for Katherine in the hot attic, hard at work on her own pictures, and too often finishing the various orders for black and white which Knowles had after all managed to put in Ted's way.
worried
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From this reading She could have stood the hard work if she had not been more than ever worried on Ted's account.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With her feminine instinct sharpened by affection, she foresaw trouble at hand--complications which it would never have entered into the boy's head to consider.
