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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 Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
addressed
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
Alice
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
all
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
announced
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From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
better
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
boiling
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
breakfast
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
call
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
care
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From this reading “I’ve changed my mind, and do not care to go.
changed
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From this reading “I’ve changed my mind, and do not care to go.
cross
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I’ve changed my mind, and do not care to go.
down
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
entire
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From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
fagged
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From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
family
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
go
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From this reading “I’ve changed my mind, and do not care to go.
Godfrey
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
headache
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
Hill
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
hot
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
I've
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From this reading “I’ve changed my mind, and do not care to go.
intention
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From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
joined
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
Julia
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
keep
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From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
ladies
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve changed my mind, and do not care to go.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
much
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ve changed my mind, and do not care to go.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
out
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From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
Piersons
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
remark
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
river
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
rooms
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From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
said
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
scarcely
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
Schuyler
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
slept
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
spoke
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
succeeding
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
sultry
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
table
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
temper
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From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Both were fagged out, and after breakfast announced their intention to keep their rooms the entire morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
tired
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
two
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
up
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From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Alice had slept but little, and her temper was still at the boiling point when she went down to the table, where she scarcely spoke at all, while Julia, who had a headache, was not much better.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But I thought we were to have a sail up the river, and call at the Piersons’,” Godfrey said; and Alice, to whom the remark was addressed, replied:
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
young
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From this reading The morning succeeding the party was hot and sultry, and two, at least, of the young ladies at Schuyler Hill were cross, and tired, and worn when they joined the family at breakfast.
