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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's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
acted
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From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
all
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From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
also
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
attend
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From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
avoided
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
Berg
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
church
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From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
cold
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
coming
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
complaint
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From this reading "It's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
cousin
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
day
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
decidedly
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
defiant
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
dinner
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
don't
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From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
down
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
expression
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
face
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
following
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
icy
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
Ida
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
It's
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From this reading "It's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
late
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From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
manner
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
matter
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From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
Mayhew's
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From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
mother
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From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
old
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From this reading "It's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
only
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
opportunities
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
remarked
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From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
room
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From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
shrug
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From this reading "It's the old complaint, I imagine," he replied with a shrug.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
speaking
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
Stanton
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From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
Van
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From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The expression of Ida Mayhew's face was cold and defiant on the following day.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I don't know what is the matter with Ida," her mother remarked to Stanton; "she has acted so strangely of late."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She did not attend church with her mother, but remained all the morning in her room.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She not only avoided opportunities of speaking to Van Berg when coming down to dinner and during the afternoon, but she would not even look towards him; and her manner towards her cousin also was decidedly icy.
