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1895
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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK REGISTERED JUNE 4, 1895.
4
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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK REGISTERED JUNE 4, 1895.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
acquainted
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AN ENDLESS CHAIN," "MRS.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "AN ENDLESS CHAIN," "MRS.
back
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
brimming
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
came
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
CHAIN
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "AN ENDLESS CHAIN," "MRS.
CHAUTAUQUA
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
CHRISTIE'S
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
CHRISTMAS
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
CROSSES
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
eager
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
ENDLESS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "AN ENDLESS CHAIN," "MRS.
energy
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
ERSKINE'S
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
ESTER
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
ETC
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
fashion
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
FENCE
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
fresh
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
further
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
GIRLS
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
GROVE
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
HALL
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
HEDGE
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
HOUSE
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
important
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
indeed
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
JUNE
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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK REGISTERED JUNE 4, 1895.
ladies
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
LOOKING
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
MAN
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
MRS
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "AN ENDLESS CHAIN," "MRS.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "AN ENDLESS CHAIN," "MRS.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
once
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
PANSY
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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK REGISTERED JUNE 4, 1895.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
REGISTERED
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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK REGISTERED JUNE 4, 1895.
RIED
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
RUTH
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
schemes
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
Several
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
SMITH
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
SOLOMONproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
sound
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
SPEAKING
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From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
there
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
TRADE-MARK
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From this reading PANSY TRADE-MARK REGISTERED JUNE 4, 1895.
voices
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
well
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From this reading Several voices at once, indeed, after the fashion of eager young ladies well acquainted with one another, and having important schemes to further.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
YETconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading SOLOMON SMITH LOOKING ON," "CHRISTIE'S CHRISTMAS," "A HEDGE FENCE," "ESTER RIED YET SPEAKING," "THE HALL IN THE GROVE," "CHAUTAUQUA GIRLS," "RUTH ERSKINE'S CROSSES," "THE MAN OF THE HOUSE," ETC., ETC.
young
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From this reading FROM the back parlor there came the sound of fresh young voices brimming with energy.
