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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 Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
Ada
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
always
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
attend
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
bedstead
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
breakfast
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
came
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
cheerfully
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
CONFIDENCES
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From this reading CONFIDENCES.
corner
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
days
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
drawer
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From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
early
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
Elm
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
Fields
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
got
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
heaps
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From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
heard
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
home
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
intention
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
iron
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
kept
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From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
letter
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
mistress
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
mother
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
mother's
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
nearest
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
often
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From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
old
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
post-office
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
posting
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
property
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From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
Raymond
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
roll
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From this reading The next morning Salome got up early, with the intention of posting her roll and the letter at the nearest Elm Fields post-office before breakfast.
room
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
Salome
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
scribbles
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From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
shared
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
sister
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
slept
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
small
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From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
speaking
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
Stevens
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
there
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From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
up
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From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Salome, however, still kept her property in her old room, and her manuscript and heaps of books and scribbles were in the drawer there, so that she often went into it.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Salome did not know what passed between Raymond and her mother, but when she came up to her room, she heard her speaking cheerfully to Stevens, who always came to attend on her mistress, as in old days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Salome had slept in a small iron bedstead in a corner of her mother's room since Ada had left home, in order that Raymond might have the one she had shared with her sister to himself.
