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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 Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
all
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
angriest
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From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
back
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From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
better
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From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
calf
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
calmness
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From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
Cleveland
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From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
consider
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From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
cries
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From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
crimson
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From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
daughter
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From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
diamonds
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
drowned
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
eyes
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
flushing
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From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
get
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From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
going
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From this reading "I thought you were going to suggest something to help me."
golden
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
heart's
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you were going to suggest something to help me."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
hysterics
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From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought you were going to suggest something to help me."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
Ivy
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From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
jewels
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From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
leave
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From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
loss
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
Mrs
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From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
pale-blue
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
posture
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
rally
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From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
ridicule
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From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
room
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From this reading "If you have nothing to do but ridicule me, you had better leave the room," cries Ivy, flushing to angriest crimson.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
sitting
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I thought you were going to suggest something to help me."
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
struggles
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
suggest
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From this reading "I thought you were going to suggest something to help me."
tears
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
tells
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From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I thought you were going to suggest something to help me."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is no time for hysterics, Ivy," Mrs. Cleveland tells her daughter sharply.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
up
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
vain
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I thought you were going to suggest something to help me."
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
worship
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From this reading Ivy struggles up to a sitting posture, her pale-blue eyes all drowned in tears over the loss of her diamonds--the golden calf of her vain heart's worship.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would do better to rally your strength and calmness, and consider what you are to do to get back your jewels."
