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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 Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
back
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
built
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
comfort
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
covered
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
cushioned
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
darning
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From this reading Sophia and her step-mother were darning stockings.
days
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
dining-room
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
fashioned
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
filled
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
forth
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
frame
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
gave
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
glued
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
grass
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
hay
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophia and her step-mother were darning stockings.
homesickness
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From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
household
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From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
Indian
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
knife
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
lack
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
large
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
light
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
loose
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
low
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
Mrs
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
nailed
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
neat
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
oblong
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
perfume
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
pinafore
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
plane
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
plentifully
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
rapidly
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From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
Rexford
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
sacking
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
saw
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
sitting
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
sofa
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
Sophia
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
step-mother
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From this reading Sophia and her step-mother were darning stockings.
stockings
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From this reading Sophia and her step-mother were darning stockings.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
stuff
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
subsidingadjectiveUS /səbˈsaɪdɪŋ/
becoming less strong or severe
From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
summer
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
sweet
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
to-day
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From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
together
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
turned
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From this reading The frame of the sofa was not turned, but fashioned with saw and knife and plane; not glued, but nailed together.
two
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From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
uncomfortable
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From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
unhappy
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From this reading The homesickness of the household was rapidly subsiding, and to-day these two were not uncomfortable or unhappy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
washing
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
wear
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sophia and her step-mother were darning stockings.
whole
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
window
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From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sophia was sitting with Mrs. Rexford on the sofa that stood with its back to the dining-room window.
women
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
work
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From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet it did not lack for comfort; it was built oblong, large, and low; it was cushioned with sacking filled with loose hay plentifully mixed with Indian grass that gave forth a sweet perfume, and the whole was covered with a large neat pinafore of such light washing stuff as women wear about their work on summer days.
