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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 That was a happy week, indeed.
all
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MAJOR DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
approvingly
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
arrange
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
attention
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
became
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
chamber
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
city
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
delight
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
demanded
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
DEMANDS
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From this reading THE MAJOR DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
devoted
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
dust
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
duties
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
EXPLANATION
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From this reading THE MAJOR DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
flitted
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
get
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
happy
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From this reading That was a happy week, indeed.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
home
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
house
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
housekeeper
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
ideal
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
indeed
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From this reading That was a happy week, indeed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
John
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
lessons
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
listen
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
lovingly
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
MAJOR
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From this reading THE MAJOR DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
Mary
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
merry
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
o'clock
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
ornaments
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
own
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
Patsy
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
performed
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
piano
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
recess
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
remarked
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
room
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
rooms
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
sang
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
snug
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
songs
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
soon
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
spare
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From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
strumming
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was a happy week, indeed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAJOR DEMANDS AN EXPLANATION.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
three
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From this reading And as she flitted from room to room she sang such merry songs that it was a delight to hear her, and the Major was sure to get home from the city in time to listen to the strumming of the piano at three o'clock, from the recess of his own snug chamber.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patsy devoted all her spare time to her lessons, but the house itself demanded no little attention.
Uncle
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From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was a happy week, indeed.
week
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From this reading That was a happy week, indeed.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not let Mary dust the ornaments or arrange the rooms at all, but lovingly performed those duties herself, and soon became an ideal housekeeper, as Uncle John approvingly remarked.
