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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 MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
all
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From this reading She would take a row on the lake all by herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
Archibald
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
beach
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
boat
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She would take a row on the lake all by herself.
cabin
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
chain
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From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
comfortably
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
day
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
delightful
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
dinner
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
disgusted
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From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
doubt
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
down
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
drawn
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
elder
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
fastened
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
find
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From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
heavy
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
hours
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
lady
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
lake
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From this reading She would take a row on the lake all by herself.
MARGERY
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
most
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
Mrs
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
nap
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
OARS
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would take a row on the lake all by herself.
out-of-doors
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
padlock
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From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
partly
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
prepared
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
reached
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From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
row
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From this reading She would take a row on the lake all by herself.
secured
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From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
seeing
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
shady
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
sitting-room
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From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
stake
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would take a row on the lake all by herself.
TAKES
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
up
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From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
warm
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From this reading MARGERY TAKES THE OARS After dinner Mrs. Archibald prepared herself for a nap, the most delightful thing she could think of during the warm hours of such a day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when she reached it she was disgusted to find that the chain was secured to the stake by a padlock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She went down to the boat, which was partly drawn up on the beach and fastened to a heavy stake.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Margery, after seeing the elder lady comfortably disposed in the shady sitting-room of the cabin, went out-of-doors with no doubt in her mind as to what would be for her the most delightful thing to do.
