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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 Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
awoke
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
bedclothes
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
bedroom
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
believed
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
borne
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From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
bottom
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
busy
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
call
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From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
calling
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
cry
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
day
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From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
docks
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
Early
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
expected
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
farewell
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
father
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
fingers
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
flinging
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
give
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
Grace
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
greeting
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
high
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From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
hill
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
hooting
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
hugging
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From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
imperative
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
jerk
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
knees
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From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
like
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From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
making
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
more
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
off
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
out
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
pane
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
play
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
pleasure
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From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
quickly
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
return
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
rose
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
sat
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
Saturday
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
see
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
shared
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
ships
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
smiled
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From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
sound
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From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
steamer
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
tapping
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
theirspronounUS /ðerz/
the one or ones belonging to them
From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
there
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
Theresa
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
tide
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From this reading It was high tide, and she smiled her pleasure, hugging her knees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
trumpet
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From this reading Every day that sound was borne up to her on the hill, like a trumpet call to life.
up
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From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
way
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From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The busy fingers of the wind were tapping at the pane, calling her to come out and play, and from the bottom of the hill there rose a more imperative summons, the hooting of a steamer making her way out of the docks.
window
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From this reading From the window of the bedroom which she shared with Grace she could see the ships, and she believed that cry of theirs was to give her greeting or farewell.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early on the Saturday morning when her father was expected to return, Theresa awoke and, quickly flinging off the bedclothes, sat up with a jerk.
