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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 When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
all
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
alternately
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From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
clasping
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From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
dog
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From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
dressed
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
Ena
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
envelope
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
experiences
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From this reading They were just normal experiences.
eyes
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From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
feel
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From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
few
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
fire
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
Funny
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
gone
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
just
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From this reading They were just normal experiences.
knees
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From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
letter
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
lines
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
men
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
normal
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From this reading They were just normal experiences.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
opened
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
other
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
passion
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From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
poetically
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
raw
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
read
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
resent
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From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
sameness
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
sat
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From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
sleeping
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From this reading She sat clasping her knees, her eyes alternately on the fire and the sleeping dog.
sorry
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From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
sort
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
stereotypes
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From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
stuff
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
then
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
threw
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
up
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
used
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From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
visitor
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From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She did not resent these stereotypes of passion, nor did she feel sorry for those who used them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When her visitor was gone, Ena opened the letter he had left with her, read a few lines of it, then threw letter and envelope into the fire.
wrote
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From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Funny, the sameness of men… they all wrote the same sort of stuff… raw stuff dressed up poetically… yet they thought they were being different from all other men.
