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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 On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
Adams
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
Adams's
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
Alice
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
anywhere
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
attic
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
back
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
bottom
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
called
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
chest
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
collapse
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
concluding
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
daughter
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
disturbance
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mind if I read one, mama?”
door
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
drawer
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
drawers
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
dusting
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
else
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
em
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
festal
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
floor
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
hallway
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
hopes
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
house-cleaning
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Do you mind if I read one, mama?”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Do you mind if I read one, mama?”
illness
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
just
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
knees
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
laughed
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From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed and said, “Yes.
letters
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
mama
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From this reading “Do you mind if I read one, mama?”
married
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Do you mind if I read one, mama?”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
mother
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
mother's
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
Mrs
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
muslin
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
now
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
old
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Do you mind if I read one, mama?”
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
packet
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
papa
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
paused
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
postponed
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
put
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
read
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From this reading “Do you mind if I read one, mama?”
room
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed and said, “Yes.
scrubbing
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
some
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
Spring
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
thoughtfully
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
three-days
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
up
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
want
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From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
week
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
weren't
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Just put 'em back where they were--or else up in the attic--anywhere you want to.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
wrapped
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From this reading On a morning, a week after this collapse of festal hopes, Mrs. Adams and her daughter were concluding a three-days' disturbance, the “Spring house-cleaning”--postponed until now by Adams's long illness--and Alice, on her knees before a chest of drawers, in her mother's room, paused thoughtfully after dusting a packet of letters wrapped in worn muslin.
wrote
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From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
Yes
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From this reading Mrs. Adams laughed and said, “Yes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She called to her mother, who was scrubbing the floor of the hallway just beyond the open door, “These old letters you had in the bottom drawer, weren't they some papa wrote you before you were married?”
