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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
all
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
aprons
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
away
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
back
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
bought
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
BOX
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From this reading THE EMPTY BOX.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
cared
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
chair
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
consciencenounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
disliked
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
dolls
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
drawer
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
ease
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
EMPTY
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From this reading THE EMPTY BOX.
enjoy
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
evening
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
feared
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
Friday
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
hard
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
hate
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
house
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
how
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
ill
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
laid
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
Marty
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
more
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
mother
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
perfectly
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
played
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
pretty
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
purchase
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
pushed
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
put
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
red
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
reproachfully
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
said
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
satisfied
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
showed
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
sight
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
soon
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
stand
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
strange
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
substantial
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EMPTY BOX.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
too
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
tried
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From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
trying
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From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
very
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From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the chair was bought and Marty tried to think she was perfectly satisfied, but it was strange how little she cared for it after all.
white
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From this reading The sight of the red box, too, was more than she could stand, it seemed to look so reproachfully at her; even after she had laid one of her white aprons over it she disliked to open the drawer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Marty put it in her dolls' house and played with it, trying hard to enjoy it, but her conscience was so ill at ease that she soon began to hate the sight of the chair, and by Friday evening she had pushed it away back on the shelf behind everything.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She showed her purchase to her mother, who said it was quite pretty, but not very substantial; that she feared it would not last long.
