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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 There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PLEDGES AND PARTNERSHIPS.
anon
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
arrangements
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
betokens
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
bit
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
bright
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
bustled
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
carpet
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
city
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
cozy
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
cunning
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
dainty
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
day
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
dear
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
dining-room
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
dinner
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
door
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
familiarity
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
floor
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
gave
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
green-covered
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
house
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
instead
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
June
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
kitchen
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
larger
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
nestled
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
old
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
ones
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
papers
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
PARTNERSHIPS
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From this reading PLEDGES AND PARTNERSHIPS.
peep
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
PLEDGES
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From this reading PLEDGES AND PARTNERSHIPS.
quiet
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
round
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
scattered
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
set
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
show
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
side
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
street
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
table
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
There
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
three
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
touch
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
use
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
warm
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From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
way
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a warm June day, and the side door was open, which gave one a peep into a dainty little dining-room.
white
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From this reading There was a little bit of a white house, cunning and cozy, nestled in among the larger ones, on a quiet, pleasant street of the city.
windows
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From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a bright carpet on the floor, a green-covered table between the windows, with books and papers scattered about on it in the way which betokens use and familiarity instead of show.
woman
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From this reading The round table was set for three, and ever and anon a dear little old woman bustled in from the bit of a kitchen and added another touch to the arrangements for dinner.
