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abode
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
also
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
cottage
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From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
dates
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From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
examine
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
exchange
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
felt
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
gave
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From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
hearthstone
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
humble
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
interior
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
Lizzie
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From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
more
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From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
near
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
night
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
noon
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From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
old
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From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
opportunity
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
out
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From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
places
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
prevailed
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
promise
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From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
secretly
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
stool
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
taking
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
unobserved
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
unsuspected
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
up
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
watch
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From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
willing
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From this reading She was the more willing to do this from the promise I gave her to watch out for Lizzie.
wished
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From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
woman
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From this reading "No," he replied; "that was the old woman herself.
woods
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From this reading So I prevailed upon the old woman to exchange places with me; she taking up her abode in the woods for the night and I her old stool on the hearthstone.
yesterday
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From this reading My appearance in the cottage dates from yesterday noon.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I felt the need of being secretly near you, and I also wished for an opportunity to examine this humble interior unsuspected and unobserved.
