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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 “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
all
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
associate
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
beaming
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
beautiful
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From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
brooding
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certainly
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cheerful
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
child
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
eyes
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’m feeling very well this morning.
feet
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
happiness
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From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
happy
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
hopes
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From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m feeling very well this morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
joined
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
judged
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
light
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
met
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m feeling very well this morning.
mother
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
Mrs
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
night
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From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
nook
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From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
own
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From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
Packard
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
quality
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
respects
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
restoration
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From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
rose
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From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
scattered
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
seat
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From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I’m feeling very well this morning.
thus
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From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
toys
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From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
unlike
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
very
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From this reading “I’m feeling very well this morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was beautiful thus and my hopes of her restoration to happiness rose.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
welcomed
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From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
well
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From this reading “I’m feeling very well this morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From the toys scattered about her feet I judged that the child had been with her, and certainly the light in her eyes had the beaming quality we associate with the happy mother.
woman
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From this reading When I joined Mrs. Packard I found her cheerful and in all respects quite unlike the brooding woman she had seemed when I first met her.
words
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From this reading “I have had a good night,” were her first words as she welcomed me to a seat in her own little nook.
