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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 CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
absolutely
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
apartment
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
capital
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
changed
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
coins
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
Coniston
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
CRISIS
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
disaster
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From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.
easy
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
expert
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
face
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From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.
few
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
forced
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From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.
formed
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
furnished
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
gone
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
grim
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
hopelessly
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
house
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
indeed
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
inside
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
larger
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
less
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From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
living
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
Mansions
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
many
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
matter
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
notes
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
other
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
out
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
paper
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
place
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
places
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
purse
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
remove
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
replace
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
roll
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From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
room
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
rooms
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
shabbily
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
side
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
small
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
table
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
tall
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
there
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
thief
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From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was nothing less than a disaster this, which she was forced to face.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
top
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
tragedy
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
turned
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
very
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From this reading On the table before her was her little purse, turned inside out, and by its side a few, a very few coins.
Virginia
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From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE CRISIS In a small, shabbily furnished room at the top of a tall apartment house, Virginia was living through what seemed to her, as indeed it was, a grim little tragedy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The roll of notes, which she had not changed, and which formed the larger part of her little capital, was gone, hopelessly, absolutely gone.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had left the purse about in her rooms in Coniston Mansions, or there were many other places in which an expert thief would have found it a very easy matter to remove the little bundle and replace it with that roll of paper which she found in its place.
