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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 Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
addressed
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
all
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
childhood
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
communication
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
day
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
Dorothy
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
early
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
entering
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
expected
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
friend
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
Gilbert
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
gold
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
habit
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
hand
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
hour
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
humorous
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
industry
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
Katherine
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
Kempt
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
latest
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
learn
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
letter
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
luncheon
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
lying
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
made
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From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
maturity
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
most
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From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
Mr
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
obliterated
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
once
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
practised
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
Prince
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
quoting
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
riser
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
room
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
Russian
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
saw
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
sedate
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
serious
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
shower
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
sign
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From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
silent
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From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
stamp
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
surmised
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From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
table
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She surmised that here was the first communication from the Prince, and expected to learn all about it during the luncheon hour at the latest.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
unexpected
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From this reading THE habit of industry practised from childhood to maturity is not obliterated by an unexpected shower of gold.
unknown
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From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
unusual
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From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All that day and the next Katherine went about silent, sedate and serious, never once quoting the humorous Mr. Gilbert.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the morning and afternoon passed, and Katherine made no sign, which Dorothy thought was most unusual.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dorothy was an early riser, and one morning, entering the parlor from her room she saw, lying upon the table, a letter with a Russian stamp, but addressed in an unknown hand to her friend Katherine Kempt.
