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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 THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
angry
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From this reading Her comely brow was marred by an angry frown.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
brow
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From this reading Her comely brow was marred by an angry frown.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her comely brow was marred by an angry frown.
comely
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From this reading Her comely brow was marred by an angry frown.
daughter
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
daughters
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
despondency
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
down
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
drummed
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
elder
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
energy
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
example
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
face
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
fingers
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
forehead
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
frown
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From this reading Her comely brow was marred by an angry frown.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
helplessness
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
idly
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
impatience
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
lap
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
listlessly
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
low
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
marred
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From this reading Her comely brow was marred by an angry frown.
mother
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
mournful
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
occupied
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
outlook
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
paced
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
pane
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
picture
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
rocking-chair
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
room
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
sat
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
sewing-room
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
sill
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
splendid
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
striking
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
tears
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
THREE
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
time-worn
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
traces
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From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
two
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
up
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From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The elder daughter paced up and down the room as striking an example of energy and impatience as was the mother of despondency.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The mother sat in a low rocking-chair, a picture of mournful helplessness, her hands listlessly resting on her lap, while tears had left their traces on her time-worn face.
window
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
women
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From this reading THREE women occupied the sewing-room with the splendid outlook: a mother and her two daughters.
younger
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From this reading The younger daughter stood by the long window, her forehead resting against the pane, while her fingers drummed idly on the window sill.
