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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 Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
autumn
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
beauty
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
bloomed
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From this reading Evergreens wreathed the doorways, and chrysanthemums bloomed out unexpectedly from everywhere.
bower
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
bright
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From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
Bringing
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
Christmas
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chrysanthemums
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From this reading Evergreens wreathed the doorways, and chrysanthemums bloomed out unexpectedly from everywhere.
commemorate
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damask
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
Day
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days
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dinner
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
doorways
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From this reading Evergreens wreathed the doorways, and chrysanthemums bloomed out unexpectedly from everywhere.
evergreens
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
everywhere
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From this reading Evergreens wreathed the doorways, and chrysanthemums bloomed out unexpectedly from everywhere.
ferns
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
festooned
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From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Evergreens wreathed the doorways, and chrysanthemums bloomed out unexpectedly from everywhere.
grandfather
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gray
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From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
house
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
indulged
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
leaves
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
Lily
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From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
nap
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From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
o'clock
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
often
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
old
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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out
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
pictures
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From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
prepared
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
pressed
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
ran
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From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
repast
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
resolved
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room
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safe
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From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
shining
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
silver
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
six
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some
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
spotless
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store
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
sumptuous
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
supplied
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
surprise
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From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
table
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
taking
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From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
together
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
turned
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From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
unexpectedly
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From this reading Evergreens wreathed the doorways, and chrysanthemums bloomed out unexpectedly from everywhere.
Vines
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From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
walls
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From this reading Vines festooned the pictures, and vines of bright autumn leaves ran along the gray walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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way
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From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
well
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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She prepared the table in spotless old damask and shining silver, for their six o'clock dinner—sumptuous repast, by the way, which was not often indulged in, these days.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bringing out her store of pressed ferns and autumn leaves, together with some evergreens she had supplied herself with, she turned the little house into a bower of beauty.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ON Christmas Day, while her grandfather was safe in his room taking his afternoon nap, Lily resolved to surprise him, as well as commemorate this wonderful Christmas.
wreathed
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From this reading Evergreens wreathed the doorways, and chrysanthemums bloomed out unexpectedly from everywhere.
