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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 Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
Amanda
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
attractive
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
came
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
cottage
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
distance
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door
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
dusting
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
entered
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
face
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
flushed
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
front
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
furniture
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
goin
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
got
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
grasped
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
hand
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
house
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
it's
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From this reading “Paul, it's a regular palace.
laughed
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
meadow
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
mother
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
new
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
now
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
occupied
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
paid
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
palace
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From this reading “Paul, it's a regular palace.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
Paul
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
regular
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From this reading “Paul, it's a regular palace.
round
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
saw
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
scrumptious
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
seeing
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From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
sister-in-law
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
some
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From this reading As he entered at the front door he saw his mother in the meadow some distance from the house.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
things
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From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
visit
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
Warren
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh, we have got things to goin' scrumptious!” she laughed, as she grasped his hand and drew him into the parlor.
wife
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From this reading |ABOUT this time Paul paid his first visit to the attractive cottage now occupied by Warren and his wife and sister-in-law.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Amanda was dusting the new furniture in the little parlor, and, seeing him, she came forward with a flushed, pleased look on her round face.
