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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 Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
absence
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
ate
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
Augustine
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
carnival
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
ceremony
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
charge
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
cleaning
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From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
coat
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
dibbling
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
digging
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
enjoyed
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
functionary
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From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
garden
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
gardener
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
gave
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
geraniums
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From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
grumbled
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
home
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
Martha
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
matters
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
meals
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
meddled
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
most
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
off
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
own
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
pantry
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From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
plants
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
poking
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From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
quietly
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
said
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From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
see
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
servants
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
spare
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
spoons
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From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
Stevens
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
Susan's
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
there
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From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
things
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
touching
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From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
very
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
way
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From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/
a lack of physical strength
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
week
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “He has been a touching of my geraniums,” said this functionary; “what do he know about a garden?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The servants had their own way in most things--they gave Miss Augustine her spare meals when they pleased, though Martha, left in charge, stood over her to see that she ate something.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
Whiteladies
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From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Stevens stood upon no ceremony--he took off his coat and went into the garden, which was his weakness, and there enjoyed a carnival of digging and dibbling, until the gardener grumbled, who was not disposed to have his plants meddled with.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Miss Susan’s absence from home had been a very short one--she left and returned within the week; and during this time matters went on very quietly at Whiteladies.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you ever see me a poking of myself into the pantry a cleaning of his spoons?”
