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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 Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
Adele
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHN AND CAESAR.
anxious
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
aside
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
bent
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
bit
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
blue
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
braids
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
brow
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
CAESAR
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From this reading JOHN AND CAESAR.
contracted
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
dark
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
day
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
delicate
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
drought
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
Dubois
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
embroidery
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
employed
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
exclaiming
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
exquisite
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
filled
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
fingers
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From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
following
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
four
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
French
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
hair
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
hastily
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
interminable
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
JOHN
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From this reading JOHN AND CAESAR.
listlessly
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
looped
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
Madonna
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
massive
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
Mrs
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
O
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
o'clock
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
old
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
poring
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
rich
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
rising
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
robed
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
romance
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
room
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
sat
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From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
silk
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At four o'clock in the afternoon on the following day Mrs. Dubois sat in the Madonna room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
threw
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
up
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
volume
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From this reading Adele, robed in a French silk of delicate blue, her rich, dark hair looped up in massive braids, sat listlessly, poring over a volume of old French romance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
window
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From this reading Suddenly rising, she threw it hastily aside, exclaiming as she went towards an open window, "O! this interminable drought!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her fingers were employed upon a bit of exquisite embroidery, over which she bent with a contracted brow, as if her mind was filled with anxious thought.
