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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 NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
all
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
apartment
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bessie had changed as little as the house.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
back
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
Bessie
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From this reading Bessie had changed as little as the house.
changed
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From this reading Bessie had changed as little as the house.
chocolate
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
creams
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
credit
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
deeper
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
famous
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
flesh
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
fortnight
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
furniture
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
given
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
grey
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
hairs
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
house
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
indeed
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
just
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bessie had changed as little as the house.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
Maine
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
Maines
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
many
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
more
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
moved
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
Mrs
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
NEW
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
now
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
only
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
pounds
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
prints
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
protested
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
Rachel
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
room
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
somewhat
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From this reading More grey hairs, somewhat more flesh, a great many more pounds of chocolate creams to her credit--that seemed all.
staying
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
strange
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
third-floor
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From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She asked for and was given the third-floor back room again, though, indeed, Mrs. Maine protested that now that she was famous!...
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
tone
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
yellower
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From this reading Nothing had been moved in that house; it was all just the same, only the tone of time was deeper, the furniture more worn, the prints yellower.
YORK
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From this reading NEW YORK AGAIN It seemed strange to be back at the Maines', staying a fortnight with Rachel while the apartment was being looked for.
