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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 She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
active
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add
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admit
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
all
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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apron
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room was as neat and bright as her own little active figure.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
boiling
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booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
bright
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broth
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brown
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
busy
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cabbage
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cap
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
carrots
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cheeks
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
cleanness
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contents
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cottage
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
cotton
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
covering
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
crisp
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cut
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disturbing
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
early
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figure
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From this reading The room was as neat and bright as her own little active figure.
fire
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freshness
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frosty-apple
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
garden
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
glistening
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gown
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
green
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greenish
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
harmony
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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holland
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
homely
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
inappropriate
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
Janet
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just
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large
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
line
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The room was as neat and bright as her own little active figure.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
Matheson
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mignonette
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
monthly
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
neat
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nicely
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
opened
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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own
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From this reading The room was as neat and bright as her own little active figure.
pale
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
pink
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
pot
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prepared
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ready
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receive
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red
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room
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From this reading The room was as neat and bright as her own little active figure.
rose
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scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
sill
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
slightly
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
slowly
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softly
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stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
surrounding
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
there
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
thick
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From this reading She had a large brown holland apron covering her cotton gown, and a thick white cap surrounding her frosty-apple cheeks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
turnips
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underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
vegetables
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
white
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window
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From this reading The little greenish window behind was open to admit the scent of the mignonette in the garden, and the pale pink monthly rose which looked in.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Janet Matheson was busy with her broth, which was boiling softly, slowly over the fire, ready to receive the vegetables--red, white, and green--the carrots and turnips and early crisp cabbage, all nicely cut and glistening with freshness and cleanness, which she had just prepared to add to the contents of the pot.
writing-table
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From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading On the sill of the opened window there was a line of books, and a writing-table stood under it, slightly inappropriate, yet disturbing nothing of the homely harmony of the cottage.
