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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 Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
afraid
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From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
alarm
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From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
amazed
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
bright
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
burglars
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From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
burst
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
child
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From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
dancing
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
door
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
Dorothy's
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
echo
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
exertion
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
face
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
frightened
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
funny
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From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
gasped
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From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
happened
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From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
Heaven
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From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
just
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From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
Kemp
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
knock
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
knows
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From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
lady
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
laughter
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
loud
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
made
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
matter
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From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
merriment
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
Mrs
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
old
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
opened
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
panting
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
room
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Oh, something so funny has just happened!" she gasped.
soon
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
there
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
up
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From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
very
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
voice
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
walls
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I was afraid there were burglars, or Heaven knows what, up here in this room."
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
white
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From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorothy's merriment was soon interrupted by a loud knock at the door, and when she opened it, panting with her exertion of dancing around the room, she found Mrs. Kemp standing there, with a white, frightened face.
world
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From this reading "What in the world is the matter here, child?" she cried, in alarm.
young
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From this reading Dorothy burst into a peal of laughter that amazed the old lady and made the very walls echo with her bright young voice.
