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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 Through a sunny passageway they could look into Ailsa's bedroom--formerly the children's nursery--where her maid sat sewing.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
ailanthus
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Ailsa
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Ailsa's
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From this reading Through a sunny passageway they could look into Ailsa's bedroom--formerly the children's nursery--where her maid sat sewing.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
Any
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From this reading Any old hats Old coats Old boots!
attractive
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bedroom
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
boots
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breezy
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buds
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catalpa
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children's
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clothed
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coats
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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Craig
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curtains
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double
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down
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early
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embroidery
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everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The street was quiet under its leafless double row of trees, maple, ailanthus, and catalpa; the old man who trudged his rounds regularly every week was passing now with his muffled shout:
flooded
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formerly
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front
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furniture
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
hats
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From this reading Any old hats Old coats Old boots!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The street was quiet under its leafless double row of trees, maple, ailanthus, and catalpa; the old man who trudged his rounds regularly every week was passing now with his muffled shout:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
intimate
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From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Through a sunny passageway they could look into Ailsa's bedroom--formerly the children's nursery--where her maid sat sewing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The street was quiet under its leafless double row of trees, maple, ailanthus, and catalpa; the old man who trudged his rounds regularly every week was passing now with his muffled shout:
leaflessadjectiveUS /ˈliːfləs/
having no leaves, usually because of the season
From this reading The street was quiet under its leafless double row of trees, maple, ailanthus, and catalpa; the old man who trudged his rounds regularly every week was passing now with his muffled shout:
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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maid
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man
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maple
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Mrs
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muffled
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new
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From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
now
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nursery
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
old
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From this reading The street was quiet under its leafless double row of trees, maple, ailanthus, and catalpa; the old man who trudged his rounds regularly every week was passing now with his muffled shout:
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
OutsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
passageway
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passing
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pendant
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pretty
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quiet
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regularly
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restful
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reticent
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room
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ropes
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From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
rounds
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row
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sat
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seated
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seen
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From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
sewing
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shout
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silvery-green
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From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
sister-in-law
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spite
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street
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sunny
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sunshine
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through a sunny passageway they could look into Ailsa's bedroom--formerly the children's nursery--where her maid sat sewing.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through a sunny passageway they could look into Ailsa's bedroom--formerly the children's nursery--where her maid sat sewing.
together
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From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
trees
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trudged
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twisted
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From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The street was quiet under its leafless double row of trees, maple, ailanthus, and catalpa; the old man who trudged his rounds regularly every week was passing now with his muffled shout:
unlovely
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unusually
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Victorian
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walnut
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
week
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Through a sunny passageway they could look into Ailsa's bedroom--formerly the children's nursery--where her maid sat sewing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The street was quiet under its leafless double row of trees, maple, ailanthus, and catalpa; the old man who trudged his rounds regularly every week was passing now with his muffled shout:
windows
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From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
wistaria
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From this reading Outside the open windows, seen between breezy curtains, new buds already clothed the great twisted ropes of pendant wistaria with a silvery-green down.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ailsa and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Craig, had been unusually reticent over their embroidery that early afternoon, seated together in the front room, which was now flooded with sunshine--an attractive, intimate room, restful and pretty in spite of the unlovely Victorian walnut furniture.
