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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 After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
anguishes
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
announced
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
artistic
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
attended
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
bedroom
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From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
calf
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
children's
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From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
citizens
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
clothes
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
costumes
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From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
costuming
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
dressed
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
earlier
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
exceeding
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
eyes
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
girl
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
grown-up
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
leave
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From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
Lora
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
lunch
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
Margaret
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
medieval
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
mother
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
mother's
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From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
mothers
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
Mrs
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
mute
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
near
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From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
Otherwise
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From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
parents
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From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
pathos
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
perceived
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
possible
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
premonitory
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
pretty
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
process
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
rehearsal
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
Rewbush
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
sacrifice
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
said
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From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
shambles
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
sinister
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
sister
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From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
sisters
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
soul
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
stricken
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
student
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
symptoms
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Otherwise, and as to details, she said, she would leave the costumes entirely to the good taste of the children's parents.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After lunch his mother and his sister Margaret, a pretty girl of nineteen, dressed him for the sacrifice.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
uprising
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From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the earlier anguishes of the process he was mute, exceeding the pathos of the stricken calf in the shambles; but a student of eyes might have perceived in his soul the premonitory symptoms of a sinister uprising.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
window
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From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
wished
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From this reading At a rehearsal (in citizens' clothes) attended by mothers and grown-up sisters, Mrs. Lora Rewbush had announced that she wished the costuming to be “as medieval and artistic as possible.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They stood him near his mother's bedroom window and did what they would to him.
