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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 UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
also
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
Anstruthers
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
apartment
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
aware
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
bedroom
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From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
Bettina
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From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
chamber
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
explaining
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
find
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
flushed
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
hastily
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
hours
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From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
Lady
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
large
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From this reading The room was large and square and low.
later
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From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
limitations
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
low
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From this reading The room was large and square and low.
made
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
moving
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
much
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
nervous
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
New
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
objects
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
panelled
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From this reading It was panelled in small squares of white wood.
pathetically
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
preparing
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
ready
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From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
room
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
small
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From this reading It was panelled in small squares of white wood.
square
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From this reading The room was large and square and low.
squares
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From this reading It was panelled in small squares of white wood.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
taken
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
UGHTRED
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From this reading UGHTRED Bettina stood alone in her bedroom a couple of hours later.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was large and square and low.
white
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From this reading It was panelled in small squares of white wood.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been pathetically nervous and flushed about it, and Bettina had also been aware that the apartment itself had been hastily, and with much moving of objects from one chamber to another, made ready for her.
wood
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From this reading It was panelled in small squares of white wood.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
York
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From this reading Lady Anstruthers had taken her to it, preparing her for its limitations by explaining that she would find it quite different from her room in New York.
