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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 Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
Alma
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
Alma's
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
bathroom
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
Bay
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
beautiful
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
bedroom
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
blue
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From this reading The sitting-room and bedroom were "treated" with the same colouring--a tender wonderful shade of blue.
colouring
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From this reading The sitting-room and bedroom were "treated" with the same colouring--a tender wonderful shade of blue.
Dorothea
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
Dot
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
ending
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
exclusive
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
friend
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
home
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
housemaid
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "IF I WERE ONLY YOU!"
IFconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "IF I WERE ONLY YOU!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
intimate
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
kitchen-maid
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
maid
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
Montague
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
mother
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
off
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
ONLY
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From this reading "IF I WERE ONLY YOU!"
opening
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
other
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
parlour-maid
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
rooms
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sitting-room and bedroom were "treated" with the same colouring--a tender wonderful shade of blue.
Saturday
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
shade
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From this reading The sitting-room and bedroom were "treated" with the same colouring--a tender wonderful shade of blue.
sitting-room
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
slept
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
sort
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
spent
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
Sunday
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
tender
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From this reading The sitting-room and bedroom were "treated" with the same colouring--a tender wonderful shade of blue.
term
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From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
there
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
treated
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From this reading The sitting-room and bedroom were "treated" with the same colouring--a tender wonderful shade of blue.
use
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
very
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From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
visitor's
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From this reading Dot slept in one of the visitor's rooms, and had a bathroom and a sitting-room opening off her bedroom for her exclusive use.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alma's home was a very beautiful one at Elizabeth Bay, and, as Dot told her mother, there were parlour-maid, housemaid, kitchen-maid and every other sort of maid there.
WEREauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "IF I WERE ONLY YOU!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The third Saturday and Sunday before the ending of term, Dorothea spent with her "intimate" friend, Alma Montague.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sitting-room and bedroom were "treated" with the same colouring--a tender wonderful shade of blue.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IF I WERE ONLY YOU!"
