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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 Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
All
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From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
attention
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From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
aware
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
Blanchflower
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From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
breakfast-table
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
classifying
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
coffee
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
day
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
December
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
denied
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From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
existence
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
frown
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
Gertrude
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
getting
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From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
giving
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From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
heaps
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
knew
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
knowledge
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
lady
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From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
letters
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From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
light
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
Marvell
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
Maumsey
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
meal
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Miss
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
newspapers
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From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
occasionally
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
opened
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
pale
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
parlourmaid
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
presence
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
presently
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From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
read
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
remembering
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
resented
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
room
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
satisfaction
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
scarcely
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
sitting
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From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
table
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From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
toast
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From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
up
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From this reading But presently the lady at the table asked-- "Is Miss Blanchflower getting up?"
very
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
waited
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gertrude Marvell was sitting alone at the Maumsey breakfast-table, in the pale light of a December day.
well
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From this reading The parlourmaid waited on her, but knew very well--and resented the knowledge--that Miss Marvell was scarcely aware of her existence, or her presence in the room.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All around her were letters and newspapers, to which she was giving an attention entirely denied to her meal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She opened them one after another, with a frown or a look of satisfaction, classifying them in heaps as she read, and occasionally remembering her coffee or her toast.
