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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 IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
Amy
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
awhile
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
biting
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
bookcase
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
brows
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
busy
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
children
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
corners
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
day
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
difficult
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
drawn
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
end
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
fall
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
felt
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
FIRE
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From this reading THE SHIP ON FIRE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
Gore
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
heavy
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
interruptions
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
Ivy
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
juveniles
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
knitted
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
literary
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
Lodge
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
Mrs
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
necessity
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
needle-work
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
numerous
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
Old
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SHIP ON FIRE.
once
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
opened
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
pass
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
pencil
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
Presgrave
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
proceed
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From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
quicksilver
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
quiet
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
sat
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From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
seldom
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
SHIPnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHIP ON FIRE.
shout
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Gore had found it difficult to proceed in her needle-work, so numerous were the interruptions from the literary juveniles.
sound
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
startled
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHIP ON FIRE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
volumes
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From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
wearily
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From this reading IT was a busy day to the children at Ivy Lodge; not one felt the time pass wearily.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Old Mrs. Presgrave had not been startled once by the sound of a sudden shout or a heavy fall, and volumes were drawn from their corners in the bookcase by hands that seldom had opened books but from necessity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even quicksilver Amy had been quiet for awhile, as she sat with knitted brows biting the end of her pencil.
