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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 Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
All
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
apron
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From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
away
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From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
Belknap
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
big
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
blowing
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From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
blown
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From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
box
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
bureau
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
circumstance
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
day
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
displayed
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
don't
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From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
embroidered
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
fearfully
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
foregoing
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
gold
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
handkerchiefs
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
hard
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From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
hat
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
inlaid
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
Jane
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
kitchen
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
MacGrotty
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
malevolent
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
Mary
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
mentioned
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
missing
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
Monday
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From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
Mrs
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
nervously
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From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
pin
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
place
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
rather
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
said
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
second-best
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
seen
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
smile
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
strings
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From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
teeth
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From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
three
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From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
twisting
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From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
wanted
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From this reading All of the foregoing took place on the same day that Mrs. Belknap wanted to know if Jane had seen her second-best gold hat pin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was blowing hard, I remember," Jane said, nervously twisting her apron strings.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day after that, three fine embroidered handkerchiefs were said to be missing from the little inlaid box on her bureau.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mary MacGrotty displayed her big teeth in a malevolent smile when Jane rather fearfully mentioned this last circumstance in the kitchen.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't suppose the wind could have blown them away last Monday, do you, Mary?
