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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 Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
all
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From this reading “It kind of brings it all back to me,” said Mrs. Daggett, furtively wiping her eyes.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember I gave her some roots of pinies and iris out of our yard, and she gave me a new kind of lilac bush—pink, it is, and sweet!
awful
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back
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Bolton
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brings
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bush
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
Daggett
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departure
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dreamily
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eyes
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Famous
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flower
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flowers
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fond
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furtively
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garden
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gave
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gazing
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
going
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From this reading “It’s going t’ look pretty near’s it used to.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “It kind of brings it all back to me,” said Mrs. Daggett, furtively wiping her eyes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
iris
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From this reading I remember I gave her some roots of pinies and iris out of our yard, and she gave me a new kind of lilac bush—pink, it is, and sweet!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I remember I gave her some roots of pinies and iris out of our yard, and she gave me a new kind of lilac bush—pink, it is, and sweet!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It kind of brings it all back to me,” said Mrs. Daggett, furtively wiping her eyes.
It's
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kind
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lilac
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From this reading I remember I gave her some roots of pinies and iris out of our yard, and she gave me a new kind of lilac bush—pink, it is, and sweet!
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s going t’ look pretty near’s it used to.
Lydia
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It kind of brings it all back to me,” said Mrs. Daggett, furtively wiping her eyes.
Mis
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From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
Mrs
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near's
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From this reading “It’s going t’ look pretty near’s it used to.
new
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From this reading I remember I gave her some roots of pinies and iris out of our yard, and she gave me a new kind of lilac bush—pink, it is, and sweet!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
Only
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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I remember I gave her some roots of pinies and iris out of our yard, and she gave me a new kind of lilac bush—pink, it is, and sweet!
out
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overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
People
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
pinies
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From this reading I remember I gave her some roots of pinies and iris out of our yard, and she gave me a new kind of lilac bush—pink, it is, and sweet!
pink
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pretty
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promoter
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
roots
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said
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
sitting
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
some
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stone
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sweet
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t
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From this reading “It’s going t’ look pretty near’s it used to.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
there
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It kind of brings it all back to me,” said Mrs. Daggett, furtively wiping her eyes.
triumphant
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used
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wall
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From this reading Only I remember Mis’ Bolton used to have a flower garden all along that stone wall over there; she was awful fond of flowers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
window
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
wiping
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From this reading “It kind of brings it all back to me,” said Mrs. Daggett, furtively wiping her eyes.
witnessing
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From this reading Mrs. Daggett was sitting by the window gazing dreamily out, when Lydia returned after witnessing the triumphant departure of the promoter of Famous People.
yard
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