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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 A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
accordingly
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From this reading The child was accordingly surprised when she met the company at breakfast.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
agreeable
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
airs
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From this reading Ella's mysterious airs were lost upon her.
all
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
Amelia
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The child was accordingly surprised when she met the company at breakfast.
Aunt
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
BIRDS
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
blind
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
breakfast
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From this reading The child was accordingly surprised when she met the company at breakfast.
call
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
child
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From this reading The child was accordingly surprised when she met the company at breakfast.
Claire's
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
company
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
day
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
deaf
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
didn't
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
doll
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
Ella's
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From this reading Ella's mysterious airs were lost upon her.
evening
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
expected
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
following
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
GAME
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
good-looking
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
happened
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
happy
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
Hester
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
house
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
lost
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From this reading Ella's mysterious airs were lost upon her.
made
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
MARIAN
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
met
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From this reading The child was accordingly surprised when she met the company at breakfast.
Mrs
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Ella's mysterious airs were lost upon her.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
room
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
Russel
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From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
sister
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
SLICED
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
St
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
surprise
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The child was accordingly surprised when she met the company at breakfast.
teaset
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From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She didn't know that Mrs. Russel made her first call upon Aunt Amelia in the afternoon, nor that company was expected in the evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ella's mysterious airs were lost upon her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The child was accordingly surprised when she met the company at breakfast.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A GAME OF SLICED BIRDS MARIAN was so happy with her doll and teaset the following day she was blind and deaf to all that happened in the house outside her little room.
younger
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From this reading Aunt Hester, Mrs. St. Claire's younger sister, was a pleasant surprise because she was good-looking and agreeable.
