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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 We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
affair
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I sighed as Nelly finished speaking.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
B
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
boudoir
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
Browning
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
cigar
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
discussion
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
dresses
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
E
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
ease
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
favourite
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From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
fears
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
find
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
finished
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From this reading I sighed as Nelly finished speaking.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
Gates
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
God
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
going
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
grand
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
Hilda
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sighed as Nelly finished speaking.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
just
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
lawn
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
lovely
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From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
meditating
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From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
mother
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
mouth
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
Nelly
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From this reading I sighed as Nelly finished speaking.
nook
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From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
OPENING
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
out
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
picking
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
plantation
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From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
really
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
roses
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
sauntered
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
sighed
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From this reading I sighed as Nelly finished speaking.
sit
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
smoking-room
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
some
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From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
speak
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
speaking
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From this reading I sighed as Nelly finished speaking.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
unpleasant
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From this reading It was such a lovely morning that I was meditating spending it in my favourite nook in the plantation, and for the time I had forgotten everything unpleasant.
Walkers
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From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
wants
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was picking some roses on the lawn, and Captain Gates had just sauntered out of the smoking-room, cigar in mouth.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading We have just been having a grand discussion about our dresses for the Walkers' affair, and she wants to find out from you whether you are really going or not.'
Whoever
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
WORK
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From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN OPENING FOR WORK 'Whoever fears God, fears to sit at ease.'--_E. B. Browning._ 'Hilda, mother wants to speak to you in her boudoir.
