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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 Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
air
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All
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always
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
beautiful
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bed
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From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
bowl
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bunches
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chamber
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chintz
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clothes-frame
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Clover
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cover
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cream-colored
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crimson
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day
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
draped
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firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
full
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From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
garden
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gave
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gay
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geraniums
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giving
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From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
ground
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
Helen's
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
HIGH
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From this reading HIGH VALLEY.
homelike
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
made
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
narrow
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nearly
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
nice
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From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
now
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
Phil's
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
photographs
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pink
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place
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
putting
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
respectable
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rights
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
roses
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ruffled
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said
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From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
screen
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From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
sitting-room
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
sofa
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St
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
straggled
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taken
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
task
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
There
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From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
three
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
three-leaved
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
touch
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From this reading "There! those look very nice, I think," she said, giving the last touch to a bowl full of beautiful garden roses.
turning
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From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
unpacked
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VALLEY
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From this reading HIGH VALLEY.
vanished
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very
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
washstand
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weeks
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From this reading They had been at St. Helen's nearly three weeks now, and the place had taken on a very homelike appearance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Clover was putting Phil's chamber to rights, and turning it into a sitting-room for the day, which was always her first task in the morning.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
wide
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From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading All the books and the photographs were unpacked, the washstand had vanished behind a screen made of a three-leaved clothes-frame draped with chintz, while a ruffled cover of the same gay chintz, on which bunches of crimson and pink geraniums straggled over a cream-colored ground, gave to the narrow bed the air of a respectable wide sofa.
