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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 Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
Ada
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From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SORROW AND SIGHING.
Barnes
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From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
birthday
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
Carl
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
decayed
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
down
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
drive
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
Fairchester
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From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
finery
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
full
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
Hans
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
heap
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
lesson
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From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
lessons
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From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
library
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
music
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From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
nursery
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
old
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
pony-carriage
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From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
possessed
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
quickly
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
Raymond
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
remembered
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From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
Salome
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
Salome's
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From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
saw
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
school-room
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From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
SIGHING
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From this reading SORROW AND SIGHING.
SORROW
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From this reading SORROW AND SIGHING.
sorting
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
spacious
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From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
staircase
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
taken
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Barnes had to take Ada into Fairchester in the pony-carriage for a music lesson.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
there
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From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
trotting
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
way
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Salome's great relief, she remembered there were no school-room lessons that afternoon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Carl and Hans were full of their birthday party, and had possessed themselves of a heap of decayed finery, which they were sorting in their spacious old nursery.
window
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From this reading Raymond had taken Captain, and Salome saw him trotting quickly down the drive, from the staircase window when she passed on her way to the library.
