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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I wonder what it's all about?
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
ACTS
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
air
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
all
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From this reading "I wonder what it's all about?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
Aunt
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
burning
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
caller
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
careful
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From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
clouds
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
dollars
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
Exactly
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
expressions
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
EZRA
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
goodness
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
Gracious
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
hurried
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wonder what it's all about?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
it's
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From this reading "I wonder what it's all about?
kitchen
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
Larabee
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
learned
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
listen
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From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
maybe
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
more
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
murmur
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
murmured
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
now
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
opened
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out
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overcome
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From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
overheardnounUS /ˈoverheard/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
perhaps
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From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
QUEERLY
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
Samantha
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
seeing
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From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
smelled
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
stove
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From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
sufficiently
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From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
then
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
thousand
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
twenty
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
UNCLE
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From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
voices
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From this reading She overheard the murmur of voices, and, now and then, such expressions as "above the clouds," "in the air," "twenty thousand dollars, and maybe more."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so overcome at seeing the parlor opened, that perhaps she did not listen sufficiently careful.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading UNCLE EZRA ACTS QUEERLY Exactly what passed between Uncle Ezra Larabee and his caller, Aunt Samantha never learned.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Gracious goodness!" she murmured as she hurried out to the kitchen, where she smelled something burning on the stove.
wonder
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From this reading "I wonder what it's all about?
