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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 She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
all
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
Apparently
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
assistant
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From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
beautiful
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
blend
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
book
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
building
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
carrying-out
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From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
closely
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
coming
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From this reading Dennis saw what was coming.
create
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
Dennis
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From this reading Dennis saw what was coming.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
discussed
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From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
effect
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
examining
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
few
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
gilt
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
harmoniously
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
heard
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From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
HIMpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
intense
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From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
longing
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From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
Ludolph
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
Miss
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
outlines
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
parts
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
pictures
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
plan
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
re-arrangement
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
regularly
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
saw
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From this reading Dennis saw what was coming.
seeking
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
show-rooms
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
sketching
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
sometimes
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
space
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From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
SPEAKS
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
store
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
study
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
topography
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From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SHE SPEAKS TO HIM After the plan for the re-arrangement of the store had been determined upon, Miss Ludolph began to study its topography.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went regularly through the building, examining closely every part and space, sometimes sketching a few outlines in a little gilt book.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dennis saw what was coming.
wherein
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From this reading Apparently she was seeking by her taste to make the show-rooms pictures in themselves, wherein all the parts should blend harmoniously, and create one beautiful effect.
wished
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From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The carrying-out of the plan he had heard discussed, and he wished with intense longing that he might be her assistant.
