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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 Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
awoke
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From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
back
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From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
beauty
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From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
bedroom
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
bring
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From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
brown
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From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
built-in
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
Carey's
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From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.
cheap
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
Cornelia
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From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
decorate
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
deep-cream
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
delight
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
dining-room
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
dreamed
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
enamel
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
ends
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
expensive
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
furniture
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
house
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
lift
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
like
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
living
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
lockers
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
many
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
neighborhood
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
odds
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
oilnounUS /ɔɪl/
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
old
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
out
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
paint
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
place
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
planned
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
real
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
rich
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From this reading A little oil would bring it back to its rich brown beauty.
room
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
seats
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
set
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From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.
sets
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
some
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
sordid
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
stores
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
stowed
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
treat
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
valuable
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From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.
walnut
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From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The set in Carey’s room was old walnut and valuable.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
whole
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From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
wood
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From this reading She had thought out some built-in seats with lockers where many of the odds and ends could be stowed; she had planned to paint the old, cheap dining-room furniture a wonderful deep-cream enamel and decorate it like some of the expensive sets in the stores; so would she treat the old bedroom sets that were not of real wood.
work
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From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had dreamed a living room that would lift the whole house out of the sordid neighborhood and make it a place of delight.
zeal
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From this reading Cornelia awoke with a great zeal for work upon her.
