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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 One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
admirers
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
all
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
away
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
buggy
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
bureau
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
chair
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
condition
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
dizzy
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
doctors
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know what is wrong with me, Liz.
dressing
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
drove
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
felt
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
finding
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
gate
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
Holder's
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
home
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know what is wrong with me, Liz.
Jane
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what is wrong with me, Liz.
lady
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
leaning
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
Liz
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From this reading "I don't know what is wrong with me, Liz.
masculine
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
Mrs
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
Overby
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
parted
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
plain
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
room
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
said
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
says
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
sinking
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
Square
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From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
street
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
sunshade
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
Tobe
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From this reading "I felt dizzy on the street, and Tobe Overby brought me home," Jane said, sinking into a chair and leaning on her sunshade.
Tobe's
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
Trott's
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
truth
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
up
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From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went up to Mrs. Trott's room, finding that lady dressing at her bureau.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know what is wrong with me, Liz.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of Jane Holder's masculine admirers brought her home in a buggy from the Square one afternoon, and when he had parted with her at the gate he drove away.
won't
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From this reading Tobe says the doctors won't be plain with me and tell me the truth about my condition, and Tobe's all right.
wrong
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From this reading "I don't know what is wrong with me, Liz.
