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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 THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
all
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
apron
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
Aunt
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
away
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
book
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
BREAKFAST
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
breakfast-table
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
bright
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
bring
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
carpet-sweeper
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
crumbs
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
dark
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
day
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
DINING-ROOM
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
dinner
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
dinner-table
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
down
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
early
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
even
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
feel
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
few
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
first
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
found
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
fourth
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
fresh
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
gingham
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
got
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
hardest
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
keep
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
laid
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
last
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
learn
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
learned
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
lesson
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
luncheon-table
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
maid
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
many
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
Margaret
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
Margaret's
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
meal
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
month
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
morning
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
mother
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
next
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
nice
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
night
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
Other
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
perfect
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
perfectly
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
practised
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
protect
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
put
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
quite
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
rather
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
ready
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
really
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
said
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
Saturday
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
second
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
single
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
smelled
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
studied
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
sure
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
sweep
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
TABLE
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
taken
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
there
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
things
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
third
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
threw
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
told
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
took
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
unusually
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
up
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
waited
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
waitress
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From this reading But, as her mother said, if she learned in one single month to be a perfect waitress she was an unusually bright maid!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
week
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
weeks
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From this reading One Saturday she studied about the breakfast-table, and during the next week she practised the lesson over every day; the next week she took the luncheon-table and laid that and waited on it, and the third and fourth weeks she learned all about the dinner-table, and that was hardest of all.
went
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
white
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
whole
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From this reading THE DINING-ROOM TABLE The second lesson in Margaret's book really took her a whole month to learn perfectly, because there were so many things to remember.
wind
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
windows
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From this reading The dining-room was dark when they went into it, and smelled of the dinner the night before; they threw open the windows and let the wind sweep through while Margaret got the carpet-sweeper and took up the few crumbs which had not been found and taken away after the last meal.
woke
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From this reading BREAKFAST The first Saturday morning her Other Aunt woke her rather early, and told her after she was ready to put on a nice white apron and over it a fresh gingham apron to protect it, or, if she did not feel quite sure she could keep it fresh even so, to put on the gingham one and bring down the white one to put on when everything was ready.
