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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 “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
all
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
altogether
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
amber
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
Aunt
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
broad
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From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
came
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
Dinah
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
Dobbs
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
don't
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
evenings
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
foolnounUS /fool/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
glanced
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From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
glass
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
go
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From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
gold
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From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
golden
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
goose
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
growing
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
ha
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From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
head
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
How
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From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
image
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
interrupt
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
lambs
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
landscape
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
looking
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
made
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
MISS
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
nodding
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
now
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From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
old
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From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
out
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
parting
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
Perfect
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
PERFECT'S
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
perhaps
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
said
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
shadows
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From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
ShortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
shrew
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
slanting
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
Solomons
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
soon
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
sunlight
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
termagant
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
TOILET
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From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading MISS PERFECT’S TOILET “Short the evenings growing,” said Aunt Dinah, looking out upon the slanting amber sunlight, that made the landscape all so golden.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
very
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From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
watch
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From this reading “Long shadows already!” and she glanced at her broad old gold watch.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
Winnie
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From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
wrong
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From this reading “We were not altogether wrong in that, perhaps, old Dobbs—don’t interrupt me—but, though we were neither lambs nor Solomons, we answered one another.
years
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From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When first you came to me, you thought me such a shrew, and I thought you such a fool, that we both thought a parting must very soon come of it—an old termagant and an old goose,” continued Miss Perfect, nodding her head at her image in the glass.
you've
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From this reading “How the years go over us; Winnie, you’ve been a long time with me now—ha, ha, a long time.
