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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
any
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
bad
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From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
building
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
dare
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
DIARY
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
divide
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From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
don't
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
eight
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
especially
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
girls
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
go
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
haven't
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
heard
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
home
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
hour
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
isn't
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From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
keep
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
library
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
like
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
many
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
MARIAN
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
night
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
now
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
OCTOBER
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
Perhaps
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
queerest
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
read
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
reading-room
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
reason
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
REMEMBERS
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
roommate
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From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
school
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
seven
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
silent
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
sneeze
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From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
stay
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
stays
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
then
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From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is the queerest thing I ever heard of but every night between seven and eight it is so still in this building you don't dare sneeze.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
try
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
used
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
well
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From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
whisper
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From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
whole
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From this reading "Perhaps the reason I don't like silent hour is because I used to have so many of them at home and now because I haven't any roommate I have to stay alone the whole hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It isn't so bad when you have a roommate because then you have to divide the hour with her.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARIAN REMEMBERS HER DIARY "OCTOBER 15.--You might as well keep a diary, especially in a school where they have a silent hour.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You stay alone half and then you go to the reading-room or the library and read something and try not to whisper to any of the girls, while your roommate stays alone her half of the hour.
