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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 Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
arrival
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
bride
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
bridegroom
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
cottage
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
days
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
delivery-man
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
door
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
dry-goods
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
end
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
established
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From this reading She made further inquiries and established the fact of the truth of the report.
fact
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From this reading She made further inquiries and established the fact of the truth of the report.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
further
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From this reading She made further inquiries and established the fact of the truth of the report.
got
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From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
hall
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From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
heard
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
Holder
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
hurried
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From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
inquiries
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From this reading She made further inquiries and established the fact of the truth of the report.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
Jane
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
John's
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
line
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
made
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From this reading She made further inquiries and established the fact of the truth of the report.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
marriage
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
mention
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
Mrs
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
out
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From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
past
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
purchases
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
reached
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
report
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
residence
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made further inquiries and established the fact of the truth of the report.
some
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
store
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
street-car
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
sweeping
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From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
Tilly
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From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
town
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From this reading Jane Holder had been to town to make some purchases, and in a dry-goods store heard a delivery-man mention it.
Trott
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
truth
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From this reading She made further inquiries and established the fact of the truth of the report.
Two
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From this reading Two days after the arrival of the bride and bridegroom the report of the marriage reached the residence of Mrs. Trott.
view
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From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
walked
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From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tilly was sweeping out the little hall and Jane got a fair view of her as she hurried by.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And when she left the street-car at the end of the line she walked past John's cottage and looked in at the open door.
