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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 It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
acted
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
almost
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
Bolton
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
brazen
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From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
Brookville
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
closet
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
cloudy
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
contents
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
cool
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
crept
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From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
dark
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
day
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
depths
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
dinner
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
dishes
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
Dix
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
east
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
Ellen
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
Ellen's
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
empty
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
examine
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
freshly
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
gone
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
green
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
haze
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From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
hot
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From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
hungry
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
hurriedly
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
influx
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
like
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
many
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
money
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
Nearly
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
old
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
opposite
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
out
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
painted
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
papered
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
pockets
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
pretty
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
properties
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
room
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
rooms
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
sale
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From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
scrimped
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
sewing
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
sky
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From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
society
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
stomach
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
too
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
trees
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
two
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
up
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
vague
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From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still hot, but a vague haze had crept across the brazen sky since morning.
washing
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From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day after the sewing society Ellen Dix went up to her room, after hurriedly washing the dinner dishes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a pretty room, freshly papered and painted, as were many rooms in Brookville since the sale of the old Bolton properties.
windows
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From this reading Ellen’s room looked out into cool green depths of trees, so that on a cloudy day it was almost too dark to examine the contents of the closet opposite its two east windows.
wine
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From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nearly every one had scrimped and saved and gone without so long that the sudden influx of money into empty pockets had acted like wine in a hungry stomach.
