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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 THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
able
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From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
Agnes
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
airy
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
almost
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From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
appointed
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
autumn
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
bedroom
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
building
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
closet
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
convenient
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
cousin
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From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
cupboards
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
dignified
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
dressing-room
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
envied
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From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
finished
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
high
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
knew
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
later
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
Letty
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From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
light
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
like
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From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
LOSSES
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From this reading LOSSES.
months
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
new
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
nice
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
parlour
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
pretty
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
promised
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
proportioned
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
really
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
room
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
shelvesnounUS /ʃelvz/
Plural of shelf; the vast wooden or stone structures holding archives.
From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
too
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From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
two
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From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
very
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
well
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From this reading The parlour was really a very pretty room, well proportioned, high and airy.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Letty almost envied her cousin that bedroom, and began to look forward to the time when she should be able to have one like it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE new building was finished towards the autumn,—at least two months later than was promised; but who ever knew a building finished at the time appointed?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bedroom, too, was very nice and convenient, with its shelves and cupboards, and a light closet which Agnes dignified with the name of a dressing-room.
