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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Did they not tell you below that I was seeing nobody?
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
breaking
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
cannot
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From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
concerts
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
day
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
decision
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From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
determinedly
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did they not tell you below that I was seeing nobody?
early
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
Friday
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
given
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
ill-temper
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From this reading Karen is with me to watch over my ill-temper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Karen is with me to watch over my ill-temper.
Karen
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
kindly
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From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
listless
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From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
lying
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
Madame
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
Marwitz
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From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
Marwitz's
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Karen is with me to watch over my ill-temper.
message
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
Miss
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Did they not tell you below that I was seeing nobody?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Did they not tell you below that I was seeing nobody?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Karen is with me to watch over my ill-temper.
prone
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
rooms
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
said
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From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
Saturday
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
Scrotton
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
secluded
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
see
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From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
seeing
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From this reading "Did they not tell you below that I was seeing nobody?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
sofa
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
spent
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
summoned
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
Sunday
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From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
telephone
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did they not tell you below that I was seeing nobody?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did they not tell you below that I was seeing nobody?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Karen is with me to watch over my ill-temper.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On Sunday she was still secluded in her rooms, and Miss Scrotton, breaking in determinedly upon her, found her lying prone upon the sofa, Karen beside her.
urgent
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
von
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
watch
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From this reading Karen is with me to watch over my ill-temper.
whole
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From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first of Madame von Marwitz's great concerts was given on Friday, and Karen spent the whole of that day and of Saturday with her, summoned by an urgent telephone message early in the morning.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I cannot see you, my Scrotton," said Madame von Marwitz, with kindly yet listless decision.
