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accompanied
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
all
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
allowed
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
astir
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From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
By-and-by
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
carols
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
Cedar
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From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
children
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
Christmas
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
CONCLUSION
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From this reading CONCLUSION.
daylight
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
dining
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
door
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From this reading Then the dining room door was opened and they marched in procession to the table.
dressed
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
EARLY
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From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
Hill
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From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
Hope
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
house
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
household
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From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
lady
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
marched
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From this reading Then the dining room door was opened and they marched in procession to the table.
Merry
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
Miss
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
old
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
opened
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From this reading Then the dining room door was opened and they marched in procession to the table.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
piano
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
prayers
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
procession
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From this reading Then the dining room door was opened and they marched in procession to the table.
room
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
set
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
sung
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
table
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From this reading Then the dining room door was opened and they marched in procession to the table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
Then
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From this reading Then the dining room door was opened and they marched in procession to the table.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
three
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
two
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From this reading By-and-by they had prayers in the parlor and the children sung two or three Christmas carols, accompanied by Miss Hope on the piano.
up
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
whole
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From this reading EARLY the next morning the whole household was astir at Cedar Hill.
wishing
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From this reading The children were up and dressed before daylight, wishing everybody "Merry Christmas," and running all over the house, except into the dining room, where the old lady allowed no one to set foot but herself.
