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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 "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
awful
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
back
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
Bess
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
Birdie
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
bit
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From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
busily
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
child's
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
Corliss
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
crutch
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
curls
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
don't
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From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
down
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
dresses
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
eldest
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
engaged
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
face
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
feet
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
Florida
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From this reading They were your neighbors when you were down in Florida, were they not?"
flushed
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
frowning
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From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
gay
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
Gertie
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
girl
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From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
girls
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
Glenn
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
hassock
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
hemming
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
hobbling
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
horrid
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
invited
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
laying
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
like
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From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
low
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
Lyon
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
magazines
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
Mrs
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
neighbors
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From this reading They were your neighbors when you were down in Florida, were they not?"
new
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were your neighbors when you were down in Florida, were they not?"
nut-brown
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
ones
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
perfect
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
perfectly
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
pictures
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
Rex's
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
room
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
said
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
sat
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
shame
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
smoothing
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
some
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
stiff
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
table-linen
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
that's
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were your neighbors when you were down in Florida, were they not?"
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
throwing
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
trailing
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
two
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From this reading Bess and Gertie--that's the two eldest ones, make me think of those stiff pictures in the gay trailing dresses in the magazines.
up
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
very
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
wedding
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From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were your neighbors when you were down in Florida, were they not?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were your neighbors when you were down in Florida, were they not?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "I do think it is a perfect shame those horrid Glenn girls are to be invited up here to Rex's wedding," cried little Birdie Lyon, hobbling into the room where Mrs. Corliss sat, busily engaged in hemming some new table-linen, and throwing herself down on a low hassock at her feet, and laying down her crutch beside her--"it is perfectly awful."
Why
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From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
Yes
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From this reading "Yes," replied the little girl, frowning, "but I don't like them one bit.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why," said Mrs. Corliss, smoothing the nut-brown curls back from the child's flushed face, "I should think you would be very pleased.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They were your neighbors when you were down in Florida, were they not?"
