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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 As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
almost
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
appear
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
back
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
bay
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
Bessemer's
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
Bessemers
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
breakfast-bell
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
building
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
came
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
clock
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
cuckoo
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
damp
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
dining-room
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
door
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
down
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
end
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
family
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
flat
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
front
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
halved
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
hesitated
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
hill
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
hung
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
just
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
lived
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
looking
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
mantelpiece
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
moment
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
morning's
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
Mr
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
nine
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
out
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
paper
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
plate
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
rang
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
roll
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
room
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
second
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
set
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
story
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
Street
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
summit
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
Sunday
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
Then
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
there
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
twisted
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From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
very
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
Victorine
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
view
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From this reading The view was wonderful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The view was wonderful.
Washington
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From this reading The Bessemers lived upon the Washington Street hill, almost at its very summit, in a flat in the third story of the building.
watermelon
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From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she went down to the front door for the damp, twisted roll of the Sunday morning's paper, and came back and rang the breakfast-bell for the second time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had just struck nine from the cuckoo clock that hung over the mantelpiece in the dining-room, when Victorine brought in the halved watermelon and set it in front of Mr. Bessemer's plate.
window
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From this reading As the family still hesitated to appear, she went to the bay window at the end of the room, and stood there for a moment looking out.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The view was wonderful.
