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admiration
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
all
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
always
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From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
appeared
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
bed
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
breakfast
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
castle
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
comparison
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
contemplated
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
deep
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
dissipation
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
down
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From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
friend's
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
gone
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
hour
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
impossible
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
Katie
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
late
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
Lilias
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
Mamma
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From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
Margaret
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
noon
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From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
notwithstanding
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
now
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From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
old
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
opened
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From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
out
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
plaintively
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From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
privileges
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
pronounced
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
said
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From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
sisters
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
sleep
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
two
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From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
used
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
well
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From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had gone to bed after all, notwithstanding that Margaret pronounced it impossible, and even the two sisters were an hour late for breakfast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Mamma will always make me come down to breakfast," she said, plaintively.
windows
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From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Katie, who was, in comparison, well used to dissipation, contemplated her friend's privileges with admiration.
woke
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From this reading Next morning Katie appeared at the old castle before Lilias had woke out of her first deep sleep.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading But it was now noon, and Lilias' windows had not yet been opened.
