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98
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
active
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
agent
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
ago
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
all
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
Bartlett
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
BUCKEYE
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
business
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
campus
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
collection
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
college
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
cook
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From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
daughters
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
department
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From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
died
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
dividends
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
domestic
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From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
dwelt
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
efficient
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From this reading Rose was the housekeeper, and a very efficient one she was, too.
established
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
excellent
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From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
faculty
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
girls
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
highest
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From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
housekeeper
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From this reading Rose was the housekeeper, and a very efficient one she was, too.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
inheritance
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
just
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
LANE
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
lived
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
local
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
Montgomery
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
Most
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
negotiator
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
professor
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
purchase
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
ran
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
reputation
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From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
Rose
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From this reading Rose was the housekeeper, and a very efficient one she was, too.
said
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
science
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From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rose was the housekeeper, and a very efficient one she was, too.
sisters
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
small
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
there
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was, moreover, an excellent cook; her reputation in this department of domestic science was the highest.
thoroughfare
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From this reading 98 BUCKEYE LANE The Bartlett sisters lived in Buckeye Lane, a thoroughfare that ran along the college campus.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
too
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From this reading Rose was the housekeeper, and a very efficient one she was, too.
transactions
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
usage
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From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
vegetables
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From this reading In all business transactions, from the purchase of vegetables to the collection of the dividends on their small inheritance, Rose was the negotiator and active agent.
very
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From this reading Rose was the housekeeper, and a very efficient one she was, too.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Most of the faculty dwelt there, and the Bartlett girls (every one said "the Bartlett girls" just as every one said "the Montgomery girls": it was established local usage) were daughters of a professor who had died long ago.
