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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 MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
all
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From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
castle
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
cinders
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
covered
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From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
curious
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From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
distance
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
dressed
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
embroidered
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From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
eyes
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
fantastically
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
few
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From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
fire
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
forest
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From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
glimpse
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
gloomy
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From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
hearth-rug
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
housemaid
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
kneeling
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
lay
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From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
light
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
like
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From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
MARTHA
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
Mary
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From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
moments
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From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
noisily
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
openedadjectiveUS /ˈoʊpənd/
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
out
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
people
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
raking
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
room
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
scene
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From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
seen
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From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
tapestry
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From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
then
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From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
There
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had never seen a room at all like it and thought it curious and gloomy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
trees
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
turrets
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From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There were fantastically dressed people under the trees and in the distance there was a glimpse of the turrets of a castle.
walls
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From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
watched
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From this reading Mary lay and watched her for a few moments and then began to look about the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The walls were covered with tapestry with a forest scene embroidered on it.
young
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From this reading MARTHA When she opened her eyes in the morning it was because a young housemaid had come into her room to light the fire and was kneeling on the hearth-rug raking out the cinders noisily.
