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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 Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
ate
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From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
away
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From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
breeze
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
candles
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
centre
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
Chloe
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
coffee
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
cup
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
curtains
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
drank
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From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
dusky
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
entered
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
fitful
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
forehead
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
glass
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
hair
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
heavy
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
hot
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
Isham
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
Jacqueline
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
lay
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
LETTER
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
letters
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
lights
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
Mammy
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
night
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
nurse
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From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
old
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From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
oppression
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
panted
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
pushed
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
read
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
roll
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
rose
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
salver
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
sent
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From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
shades
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
stirred
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
table
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
tall
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From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
then
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From this reading She ate and drank, then sent her old nurse away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
waiting
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From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The candles, under their tall glass shades, were upon the centre table, and beside them lay the letters she was to read.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
west
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
windows
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From this reading THE LETTER The windows were open to the dusky rose of the west, and their long curtains stirred in the hot and fitful breeze.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Jacqueline, waiting for the lights, pushed the heavy hair from her forehead and panted a little with the oppression of the night.
Young
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From this reading Young Isham entered with the candles, and Mammy Chloe brought her upon a salver a cup of coffee and a roll.
