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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 _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
Ah
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
away
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
batting
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
Bride
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
cheeks
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
cotton
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
counter
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
day
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From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
don't
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
Dropic
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From this reading _The Florist:_ "Dropic?
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
Eichenlaub
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
entering
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
face
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
final
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
florist
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
florist's
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
flowers
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
folding
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
frozen
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
gayly
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
gives
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
Good-morning
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
hand
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
holds
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
idea
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From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
inside
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
Lady
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
loose
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
mass
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
Mr
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
muff
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
plenty
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
pressure
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
put
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
roll
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
Roses
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
round
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
SCENE
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
sinks
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
speaks
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
stands
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
stiff
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
stool
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
takes
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From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
things
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
tropic
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From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
up
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From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She takes away her muff as she speaks, but gives each of her cheeks a final pressure with it, and holds it up with one hand inside as she sinks upon the stool before the counter.
want
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From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Bride Roses_ SCENE _A Lady_, entering the florist's with her muff to her face, and fluttering gayly up to the counter, where the florist stands folding a mass of loose flowers in a roll of cotton batting: "Good-morning, Mr. Eichenlaub!
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ah, put plenty of cotton round the poor things, if you don't want them frozen stiff!
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have no idea what a day it is, here in your little tropic."
