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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 Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
any
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From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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beating
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besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
box
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
caught
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
costly
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
diamonds
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
door
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
duke
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
fast
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
few
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
gems
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
girl
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glimpse
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
glitter
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
handwriting
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
heart
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
house
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
letter
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
Locking
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
love
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means
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more
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
opened
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
out
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own
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pendant
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
preciousadjectiveUS /ˈpreʃəs/
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
ran
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
room
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
stairs
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
STRANGE
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From this reading STRANGE TALK.
street
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
TALK
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From this reading STRANGE TALK.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
up
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From this reading She ran up the street and into the house, and up the stairs to her own room, her heart beating fast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Can any one ever tell what her first love letter means to a young girl who is in love with the writer?
woman
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
wooden
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From this reading Locking the door first, she opened the little wooden box, and took out the pendant, a glimpse of which she had caught as she stood beside the duke.
words
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From this reading But though the glitter of the diamonds pleased her as it will every woman, the few words in his handwriting were more precious to her than the costly gems.
writer
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young
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