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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 When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
able
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
ago
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
chair
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
change
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From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
cold
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
corner
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
decorated
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
Dolly
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
door
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
down
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
expression
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From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
eyes
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
face
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From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
fixed
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
fresh
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
full
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
gaiety
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
gay
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
glanced
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From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
going
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
heart
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
how
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
I'm
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
ill-tempered
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From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
immovably
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
just
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
keep
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
Kitty
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
Kitty's
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
knick-knacks
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
love
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
low
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
months
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
near
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
now
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
pink
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
pretty
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
rather
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From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
remembered
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
room
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
rug
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
said
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
saw
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
saxe
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
see
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
sister
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From this reading Kitty glanced at her sister, and the cold, rather ill-tempered expression of her face did not change.
sitting
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
talk
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From this reading “I want to talk to you.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
together
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
turned
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From this reading Her heart turned cold when she saw Kitty sitting on a low chair near the door, her eyes fixed immovably on a corner of the rug.
two
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
vieux
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
want
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From this reading “I want to talk to you.”
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
white
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
won't
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From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
year
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From this reading When she went into Kitty’s little room, a pretty, pink little room, full of knick-knacks in _vieux saxe,_ as fresh, and pink, and white, and gay as Kitty herself had been two months ago, Dolly remembered how they had decorated the room the year before together, with what love and gaiety.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m just going now, and I shall have to keep in and you won’t be able to come to see me,” said Dolly, sitting down beside her.
