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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 She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
air
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
almost
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
Aunt
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beat
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
bed
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
BEDROOMS
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
begin
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
blankets
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
CARE
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
careful
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
chairs
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
clothes
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
creases
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From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
daybreak
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
door
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
dressed
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
early
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
easily
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
floor
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
fold
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From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
foot
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
get
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
girl
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
give
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
hear
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
help
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From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
helped
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
housekeeping
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
kept
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From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
knock
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
lesson
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
little
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
look
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
made
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
Margaret
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
mattress
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
more
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
morning
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
near
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
neatness
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
off
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
pillows
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
Pretty
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
put
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
said
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
spoils
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
spread
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From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
surprised
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
take
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
time
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
told
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
turn
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From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
turned
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
two
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
up
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
well
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From this reading She beat the pillows well, and turned the mattress up over the foot of the bed so the air could get underneath it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE CARE OF THE BEDROOMS When it was the turn of the Pretty Aunt to give her lesson in housekeeping, she said she should begin at daybreak, so Margaret was not surprised to hear her knock at the door early in the morning, almost before she was dressed.
white
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From this reading The white spread she kept by itself, and had Margaret help fold it up in its creases.
windows
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From this reading She helped the little girl take the clothes off the bed, one at a time, and put them on two chairs near the windows, being careful not to let the blankets get on the floor.
wrinkled
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
wrinkles
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From this reading "Nothing wrinkles more easily," she told Margaret, "and a wrinkled spread spoils the look of neatness a bed ought to have when it is made.
