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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 A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
admired
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
back
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
beautiful
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
black
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
bonnet
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
bow
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
call
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
CALLER
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
church
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
dance
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
dear
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
DELIGHTFUL
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
distance
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
face
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
gallery
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
gathered
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
gentle
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
gown
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
grand
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
Hetty
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
hour's
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
house
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
How
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
knew
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
like
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
manner
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
Manser
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
Mary
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
Miss
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
Mrs
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
often
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
once
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
person
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
pew
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
Polly
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
Pomeroy
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
Prentiss
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
presented
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
seen
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
shadows
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From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
silk
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
sunbeam
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
sweet
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
Talcott
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
Talcott's
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
trouble
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From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
violet
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
visitor
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From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
visitor's
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
watched
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From this reading Polly had once watched a sunbeam dance on a violet bow in Mrs. Talcott’s bonnet.
well
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From this reading She knew from the visitor’s gentle, sweet face and manner, as well as from her beautiful black silk gown that she was another grand person like Miss Hetty.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A DELIGHTFUL CALLER Polly had no trouble on her mind when Mrs. Talcott left the house after an hour’s call.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Polly had often seen Mrs. Talcott at church in the distance, and had admired her from the Manser pew, which was in the gallery back where the shadows gathered.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you do, my dear?” the visitor had asked, when Miss Pomeroy presented “little Mary Prentiss” to her.
