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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 A CHAPTER OF SHREDS AND PATCHES.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CHAPTER OF SHREDS AND PATCHES.
announced
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
attack
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
awoke
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
beams
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
breakfast
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
caused
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
CHAPTER
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF SHREDS AND PATCHES.
clouds
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
cottage
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
declared
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
dreadfully
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From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
dyspepsia
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
evoked
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
Flossy
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
fought
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
hard
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From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
heads
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From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
hydra
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From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
indifferent
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
joy
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
like
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
lips
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
listened
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
Memnon
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
Monday
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
more
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From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
note
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A CHAPTER OF SHREDS AND PATCHES.
PATCHES
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF SHREDS AND PATCHES.
Patty
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
people
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
rather
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
said
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From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
Samoset
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
Sanford
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
sermon
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
severe
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From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Flossy announced at breakfast a severe attack of her dyspepsia, caused, she declared, by the sermon to which she had listened at Samoset.
SHREDS
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From this reading A CHAPTER OF SHREDS AND PATCHES.
sigh
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
sound
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
spirits
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
sun
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It was a dreadfully hard sermon," she said, "and had more heads than a hydra.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
way
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From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the sun, after having fought his way through clouds to do so, awoke Patty, the sound which his beams evoked from her lips was not, like that of Memnon, a note of joy, but a sigh.
young
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From this reading Monday morning found the young people at the Sanford cottage in rather indifferent spirits.
