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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 She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
blown
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
burst
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
Chicago
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From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
close
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
closed
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From this reading Marian closed her eyes while Florence dived into her satchel for a small package.
commanded
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From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
common
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
dived
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From this reading Marian closed her eyes while Florence dived into her satchel for a small package.
don't
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From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
door
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
eyes
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From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
FLORENCE
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From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marian closed her eyes while Florence dived into her satchel for a small package.
forgetting
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
hadn't
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
hugged
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
just
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
like
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
MARIAN
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From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
Monday
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From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
MOTHER
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From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
Now
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From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
only
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
package
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From this reading Marian closed her eyes while Florence dived into her satchel for a small package.
photographs
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
picture
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
room
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
rose
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From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
said
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
satchel
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From this reading Marian closed her eyes while Florence dived into her satchel for a small package.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
shut
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From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
small
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From this reading Marian closed her eyes while Florence dived into her satchel for a small package.
studying
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From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
tight
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From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
wait
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
well
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From this reading You remember when you asked me if I had a picture of my mother and I said I hadn't anything only common photographs? well, you just wait."
WESTON'S
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From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading FLORENCE WESTON'S MOTHER MARIAN was studying Monday morning when Florence returned from Chicago.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Marian closed her eyes while Florence dived into her satchel for a small package.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She burst into the room like a wind blown rose, even forgetting to close the door until she had hugged Marian and hugged her again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now shut your eyes tight," she commanded, "and don't you open them until I tell you to.
