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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 Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
attention
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
beg
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
bills
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
blinked
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From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
Carr
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
chaff
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
changed
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From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
charmingly
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From this reading The old mahogany from the garret fitted into the house charmingly.
contracted
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
days
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
dropping
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
expenditures
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From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
father
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From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading The old mahogany from the garret fitted into the house charmingly.
Forrest
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The old mahogany from the garret fitted into the house charmingly.
fully
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
furnishings
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From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
garret
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From this reading The old mahogany from the garret fitted into the house charmingly.
girls
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
house
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From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The old mahogany from the garret fitted into the house charmingly.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
launched
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
like
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
mahogany
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From this reading The old mahogany from the garret fitted into the house charmingly.
Mariona
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
MERRIAM
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
Mrs
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
much
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
neglect
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
now
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
occupied
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
often
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
old
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From this reading The old mahogany from the garret fitted into the house charmingly.
OLIVE
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
other
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
overhauledverbUS /ˌoʊvərˈhɔld/
examined and changed thoroughly
From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
radically
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From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
ran
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
rejoiced
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
Rodney
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
socially
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
way
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
well
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From this reading Between Mrs. Forrest and Mrs. Carr, she was well launched socially, and her time was fully occupied.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She overhauled the house and changed its furnishings radically,--while her father blinked at the expenditures.
Zelda
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From this reading Rodney Merriam, dropping in often to chaff Zelda about her neglect of himself and to beg a little attention, rejoiced at the free way in which she contracted bills.
Zelda's
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From this reading OLIVE MERRIAM Zelda’s days ran on now much like those of other girls in Mariona.
