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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 AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
all
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
any
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
AUNT
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
awe
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From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
baked
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
black
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
blinds
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
boldly
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
bricks
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
carefully
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
cares
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
closed
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
coat
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
conquered
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
corner
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
CRETE
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
day
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
door
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
dusty
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
early
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
felt
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
freshness
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
front
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
gave
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
giddy
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
girl
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
go
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
hardly
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
hot
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
house
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
ignore
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
just
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
key
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
lady
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
leave
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
like
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
locked
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
lonesome
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
new
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
off
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
old
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
pang
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
put
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
regarded
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From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
reproachfully
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
rising
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From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
rustling
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
self-respect
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From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
silk
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
skirt
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
smell
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
softly
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From this reading The lonesome look of the house gave the poor old lady a pang as she turned the corner in her softly rustling silk coat and skirt.
sullen
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
sun
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
TRANSFORMED
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From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
tried
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
turned
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
twice
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
tyrant
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From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
vacation
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The closed blinds seemed sullen like a conquered tyrant, and the front door looked reproachfully at Aunt Crete as she turned the key carefully and tried it twice to be sure it was locked.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AUNT CRETE TRANSFORMED THEY locked the house early one morning when even the dusty bricks had a smell of freshness to them before the hot sun baked them for another day.
window
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From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She regarded herself with awe and a rising self-respect in every window she passed.
world
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From this reading She felt it had hardly been right to put on a new black silk in the morning, and go off from all the cares of the world, just leave them, boldly ignore them, like any giddy girl, and take a vacation.
