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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 They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
Alice's
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
all
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
Allan
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From this reading “Oh, Allan!” she cried, as they entered.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
ankle-deep
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
apartments
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
beds
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
boxes
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
chairs
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
colour
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
contents
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
costumiers
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
couches
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
covered
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, Allan!” she cried, as they entered.
day
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
disclosed
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
door
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
entered
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From this reading “Oh, Allan!” she cried, as they entered.
excitement
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From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
eyes
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From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
fashionable
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
floors
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
gauze
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
girl
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From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
green
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
lay
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
lie
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
looking
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
midst
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From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
milliners
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Allan!” she cried, as they entered.
paper
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
red
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
room
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Allan!” she cried, as they entered.
shining
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From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
snowstorm
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the midst of it all stood the girl, her eyes shining with excitement.
stopping
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
storm
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
symphonies
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
tape
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
tissue
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
wagons
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
way
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From this reading All day the wagons of fashionable milliners and costumiers had been stopping at the door, and their contents had found their way to Alice’s room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
wrappings
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From this reading The floors were ankle-deep in tissue paper and tape, and beds and couches and chairs were covered with boxes, in which lay wonderful symphonies of colour, half disclosed in their wrappings of gauze.
yellow
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From this reading They found their apartments looking as if they had been struck by a snowstorm—a storm of red and green and yellow, and all the colours that lie between.
