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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 As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISS MCPHERSON AND THE LETTER.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
attend
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
Betsey
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From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
boys
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
care
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
change
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From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
children
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
common
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
cook
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
dinner
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
eccentricity
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
five
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
Flora
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
girl
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
house
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
housemaid
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
kitchen
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
LETTER
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From this reading MISS MCPHERSON AND THE LETTER.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
lived
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
made
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From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
married
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
MCPHERSON
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From this reading MISS MCPHERSON AND THE LETTER.
mechanic
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
mentally
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From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
met
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
MISS
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From this reading MISS MCPHERSON AND THE LETTER.
more
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
nature
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
Nine
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From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
now
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
physically
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From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
possibly
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
respectable
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
servants
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
shade
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
sharper
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
six
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
small
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
Thanksgiving
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MISS MCPHERSON AND THE LETTER.
then
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
three
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
tone
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
two
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From this reading As she lived alone then with her two servants, so she lived alone now, with the same cook in the kitchen, but not the same housemaid to attend her.
voice
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From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
white
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From this reading Flora had been married for five or six years to a respectable mechanic, and lived in a small white house across the common, with three children to care for--two boys and a girl.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As she had been at the Thanksgiving dinner where we first met her, so she was now, with possibly a little sharper tone in her voice and a shade more of eccentricity in her nature.
years
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From this reading Nine years had made but little change in Miss Betsey McPherson, either mentally or physically.
