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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 The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
air
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
birds
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
BREAKFAST
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
cabin
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From this reading She walked quietly round the cabin and went out towards the lake.
chair
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
chamber
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
day
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
dewy
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
dressed
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
early
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
foliage
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
fragrance
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
got
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never seen the woods so early in the day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
hinges
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From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had never seen the woods so early in the day.
inhaled
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
jumped
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
lake
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From this reading She walked quietly round the cabin and went out towards the lake.
large
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From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
listened
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
Margery
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
MARGERY'S
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
moist
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never seen the woods so early in the day.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
opened
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From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
out
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
outward
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From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
pushed
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
quietly
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From this reading She walked quietly round the cabin and went out towards the lake.
round
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From this reading She walked quietly round the cabin and went out towards the lake.
sash
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From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
seen
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From this reading She had never seen the woods so early in the day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had never seen the woods so early in the day.
some
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
song
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
stepped
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
studio
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
then
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She walked quietly round the cabin and went out towards the lake.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
Very
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
walked
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From this reading She walked quietly round the cabin and went out towards the lake.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sash was a large one, and opened outward on hinges.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She walked quietly round the cabin and went out towards the lake.
wide
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
window
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From this reading MARGERY'S BREAKFAST Very early the next morning Margery pushed wide open the window of her studio chamber.
window-sill
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From this reading She looked out upon the dewy foliage, she inhaled the fragrance of the moist morning air, she listened to the song of some early birds, and then, being dressed for the day, she got on a chair, stepped on the window-sill, and jumped out.
woods
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From this reading She had never seen the woods so early in the day.
