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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 A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
AlreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
appeared
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From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
arraying
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
arrived
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
bag
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
bed
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
belong
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From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
bringing
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
cab
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
completed
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
costume
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
deft
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
Departs
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From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
departure
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From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
dingy
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From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
dress
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
dressed
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
forlorn
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
fresh
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
frock
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
garments
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
girl
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
hat
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
hour
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From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
jacket
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
lady
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
large
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
lying
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
manner
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
neat
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
nursing
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From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
patient
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
place
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From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
Prin
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
Princess's
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From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
proceeded
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
produced
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
quick
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
room
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From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
sailor
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
serge
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
sick
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
tasks
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess Departs THE hour of the Princess's departure had come.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
toilette
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
underground
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From this reading Already she appeared to belong to another place than the dingy underground room.
used
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
very
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
wash
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From this reading With the deft, quick manner of one used to such tasks, she proceeded to wash and dress the patient, arraying her in fresh, neat garments produced from the bag.
wearing
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A lady dressed in nursing costume had arrived in a cab, bringing with her a large bag.
wretched
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From this reading When her toilette was completed, Prin, wearing a serge frock and jacket and a sailor hat, looked a very different being from the forlorn, sick girl who had been lying on the wretched bed.
