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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 It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
afraid
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
all
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
allowed
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
apart
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From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
assembled
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
cherries
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
cherry
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
Clavering
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
day
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
door
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From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
entered
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From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
fruit
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
garden
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
general
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From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
GIRLS
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From this reading THE GIRLS.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
half-holiday
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
June
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
kept
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
locked
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
lovely
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
low
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From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
luscious
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
neighbors
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
numbering
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
only
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
other
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
privileged
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
proud
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
school
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
seven
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
sit
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
tempted
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRLS.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
Upper
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From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
walled-in
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From this reading The cherry garden stood a little apart, to the left of the great general garden, and was entered by a low walled-in door.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
Wednesday
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From this reading It was a lovely day in the beginning of June, and, being Wednesday, was a half-holiday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls of the Upper school, numbering seven in all, were assembled in the cherry garden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs. Clavering was so proud of her cherries and so afraid that the neighbors might be tempted to help themselves to the luscious fruit, that she kept the door locked between the cherry garden and the other, and only those girls who were very privileged were allowed to sit in it.
