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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
all
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
Aunt
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
best
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From this reading I liked this one best.
bit
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
bread
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
butter
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
calico
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From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
came
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
carrying
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
confided
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
dressed
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
dresses
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From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
elegant
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
evening
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
got
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
Henrietta
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
home
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
HOTEL
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From this reading THE HOTEL MISSIONARY MEETING.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I liked this one best.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
just
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
ladies
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
like
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
liked
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From this reading I liked this one best.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
Marty
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
mean
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From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
MEETING
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From this reading THE HOTEL MISSIONARY MEETING.
MISSIONARY
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From this reading THE HOTEL MISSIONARY MEETING.
mother
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
ones
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From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
Rochester
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
satin
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
sewing-meeting
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
some
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From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
sun-bonnets
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From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
tea
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOTEL MISSIONARY MEETING.
There
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
things
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I liked this one best.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
Tuesday
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
up
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
velvet
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
very
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
village
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From this reading Here some of the ladies--of course I mean the ones from the village--came in calico dresses and sun-bonnets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
wasn't
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From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "It was an elegant sewing-meeting," Marty confided to her mother when she got home Tuesday evening, "and it wasn't a bit like that one Aunt Henrietta had the last time we were in Rochester.
work-bags
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From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There, you know, the ladies came all dressed up, carrying little velvet or satin work-bags, and we just had thin bread and butter and such things for tea--nothing very good.
