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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 "Where shall we go?" she asked in a whisper.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
alacrity
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From this reading Margery rose with alacrity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Where shall we go?" she asked in a whisper.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
carouse
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Come and walk with me, Margery," she said.
daughter
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
deep
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
down
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
garden
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
go
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From this reading "Where shall we go?" she asked in a whisper.
golden-rod
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
ground
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
grove
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
guests
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
HOUSE
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Where shall we go?" she asked in a whisper.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
late
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
Manor
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
Margery
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
master
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
master's
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come and walk with me, Margery," she said.
mulberry
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
night
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
prolonged
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
rose
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
said
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From this reading "Come and walk with me, Margery," she said.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Where shall we go?" she asked in a whisper.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
sitting
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
slept
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
staff
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
sun
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
TOBACCOnounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
tying
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
Verney
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From this reading THE TOBACCO HOUSE AGAIN The master of Verney Manor and his guests slept late, for the carouse of the night before had been deep and prolonged.
walk
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From this reading "Come and walk with me, Margery," she said.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Where shall we go?" she asked in a whisper.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
whisper
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From this reading "Where shall we go?" she asked in a whisper.
wicket
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From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The master's daughter rose with the sun, and went down into the garden, and thence through the wicket into the mulberry grove, where she found Margery sitting on the ground, tying golden-rod to her staff.