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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 Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
Ah
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From this reading 'Ah, there she is!' she heard her mother cry, and both rose.
almost
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading 'Ah, there she is!' she heard her mother cry, and both rose.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
child
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From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
crewels
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
cry
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From this reading 'Ah, there she is!' she heard her mother cry, and both rose.
daze
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
drawing-room
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
dress
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
Dutton
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
FATHER
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From this reading THE FATHER.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
fresh
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
hardly
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
hat
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
heard
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From this reading 'Ah, there she is!' she heard her mother cry, and both rose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
holland
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
invisible
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Ah, there she is!' she heard her mother cry, and both rose.
King
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From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
lady
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From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
Lear
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From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
more
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
mother
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
mother's
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
Mr
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
Nuttie
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
rose
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From this reading 'Ah, there she is!' she heard her mother cry, and both rose.
saw
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
shoved
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
sofa
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
some
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
straw
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
strawberries
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
Sunday
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
tears
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATHER.
there
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From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I do think this lady To be my child.'--King Lear.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were in such a daze of tears that she hardly saw more at first than that some one was there with her mother on the sofa.
white-trimmed
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
wild
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
worked
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From this reading Nuttie, in her fresh holland Sunday dress, worked in crewels with wild strawberries by her mother's hands, and with a white-trimmed straw hat, was almost shoved into the little drawing-room by Mr. Dutton, though he was himself invisible.
