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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 One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
add
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
all
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
appeared
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
bare
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
Brown
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From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
calamity
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
cheek
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
color
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
colorless
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
completed
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
deal
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
Dennis
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
dire
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
discrepancy
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
exclamations
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From this reading Many were the exclamations and lamentations.
feared
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
fifteen
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
hastened
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
ladies
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
lamentations
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From this reading Many were the exclamations and lamentations.
leave
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From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
Many
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From this reading Many were the exclamations and lamentations.
minutes
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
Miss
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
nearly
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
nervous
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
other
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
people
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
place
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
REVELATION
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
said
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
scene
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
servants
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From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
shawl
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
shoulders
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
slight
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
toilets
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
touch
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
tremor
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
unnoted
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From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
waiting
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
Why
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
Winthrop
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From this reading "Why, the people will be here in fifteen minutes," said Miss Winthrop, in a nervous tremor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
word
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From this reading "Did he leave no word?" asked Miss Brown of the servants.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading One of the colorless young ladies appeared upon the scene with a shawl around her bare shoulders, and a great deal of color on one cheek, and none on the other as yet; but this slight discrepancy was unnoted in the dire calamity they feared.
young
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From this reading THE REVELATION The toilets of the young ladies were nearly completed, but, without waiting to add another touch, all hastened to the place where they had left Dennis.
