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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 Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
address
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
Addresses
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
arranged
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
class-room
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From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
considerably
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From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
creator
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From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
Cursiter
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eager
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
early
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
end
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evening
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
faces
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
facing
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
figure
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From this reading A striking figure, Miss Cursiter.
form
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
giving
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
horse-shoe
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
idea
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From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
Inaugural
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incarnate
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From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
increased
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From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
joy
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From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
joyed
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From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
Miss
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
number
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From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
overflowing
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From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
packed
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From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
rows
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
sees
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From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
six
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
smiled
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From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
space
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From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
staff
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Cursiter stood in the free space at the end, facing six rows of eager faces arranged in the form of a horse-shoe.
striking
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From this reading A striking figure, Miss Cursiter.
term
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their number had increased so considerably that the little class-room was packed to overflowing.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
usual
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
winter
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From this reading Inaugural Addresses It was evening, early in the winter term, and Miss Cursiter was giving her usual inaugural address to the staff.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked upon them and smiled; she joyed with the joy of the creator who sees his idea incarnate before him.
