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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 THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
anxious
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
aristocratic
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
asking
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
attend
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
attire
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
auctioneer
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awaiting
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beating
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
beauty
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
came
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carpeting
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carriages
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cars
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
casting
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
Colonel
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
crowd
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
day
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
difference
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From this reading "It shan't make no difference.
due
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
effects
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
family
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felt
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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furniture
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glances
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
hammer
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heart
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
high
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himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
holding
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household
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
indicate
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
just
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
kinds
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ladies
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lady
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
lay
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Lexington
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It shan't make no difference.
male's
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
man
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more
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "It shan't make no difference.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
out
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
people
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
piles
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portly
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rooms
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SALE
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
several
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
shan't
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From this reading "It shan't make no difference.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
shrill
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skirts
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stranger
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
talk
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
talked
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
There
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
threaded
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thrilled
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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Tiffton's
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From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
times
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
too
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turnpike
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
up
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
various
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voice
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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 THE SALE There was a crowd of people out that day to attend the sale of Colonel Tiffton's household effects.
way
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
strange, beautiful, and impressive
From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
worried
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From this reading The lady had seemed a little worried, as she talked, casting anxious glances up the Lexington turnpike, and asking several times when the Lexington cars were due.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even fair ladies, too, came in their carriages, holding high their aristocratic skirts as they threaded their way through the rooms where piles of carpeting and furniture of various kinds lay awaiting the shrill voice and hammer of the auctioneer, a portly little man, who felt more for the family than his appearance would indicate.
young
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From this reading There had been a long talk that morning between himself and a young lady, a stranger to him, whose wondrous beauty had thrilled his heart just as it did every heart beating beneath a male's attire.
