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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 But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
ago
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
all
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From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
apartments
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
berries
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
Betty
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From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
card
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From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
Carew
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From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
chance
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From this reading ‘Who would trust slippery chance?’
Christmas
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
clear
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
Denis
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
Denis's
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
doubt
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
down
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
Dublin
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
Ella
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From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
garden
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
garments
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
goes
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
gone
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
happiness
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
happy
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
holly-trees
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
hours
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
kitchen
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
lively
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
lovely
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
Mrs
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
now
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
out
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
own
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From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
peeping
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
person
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
post
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
private
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
questioned
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From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
read
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
red
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
slippery
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From this reading ‘Who would trust slippery chance?’
snow
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
Some
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
spend
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
Susan
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From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
swept
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But, after all, Ella has a card of her own, that is not from Susan, or Betty, or Carew.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A third person in Mrs. Denis’s kitchen and private apartments might have questioned about the happiness, but that it is a lively week goes beyond all doubt.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
trust
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From this reading ‘Who would trust slippery chance?’
very
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
walks
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
week
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
white
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From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘Who would trust slippery chance?’
wife
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From this reading The walks have been swept clear by Denis, who has come down from Dublin to spend a long (a very long) and happy Christmas week with his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some hours ago the post brought it to her, and she has gone out into the garden, that is now lovely in its white garments, with the red berries of the holly-trees peeping through the snow, to read it and look at it again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘Who would trust slippery chance?’
