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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 See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
ACCORDING
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
admire
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
air
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
angel
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
bent
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
bravely
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
Buchanan
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
cambric
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
Caroline
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
dainty
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
Darrah
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
Darrah's
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
decidedly
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
doing
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
dozen
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
fearfully
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
flower-like
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
fold
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
garment
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
grace
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
hand
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
head
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
held
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
hemming
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
hold
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
lace
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
lines
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
living-room
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
lovely
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
made
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
Mary
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
moved
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
Mrs
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
needle
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
pattern
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
petticoats
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
piece
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
Preraphaelite
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
ruffling
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
sat
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
See
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
sent
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
sewing
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
slips
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
slowly
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
SOLOMONproper nounUS /ˈsɒl.ə.mən/
A legendary king renowned for his wisdom and fabulous hidden mines.
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
suggested
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From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
sunny
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
tiny
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
unaccustomedly
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From this reading Her needle moved slowly and unaccustomedly but she had the air of doing the hemming bravely if fearfully.
up
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From this reading See the little slips fold over and hold up the petticoats," and Mrs. Buchanan held up a tiny garment for Caroline Darrah to admire.
very
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From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
window
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From this reading They sat by the sunny window in her living-room and both were sewing on dainty cambric and lace.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Caroline Darrah's head bent over the piece of ruffling in her hand with flower-like grace and the long lines from her throat suggested decidedly a very lovely Preraphaelite angel.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ACCORDING TO SOLOMON "And it was by this very pattern, Caroline, I made the dozen I sent Mary Caroline for you.
