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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 Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
afflictions
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
appurtenance
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
arrangements
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
bonnet
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From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
called
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cat's
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cellar
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
coal-hole
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
Coming
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From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
completing
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Crickett
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diseases
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eagerly
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From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
Elizabeth
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entered
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existence
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
eyes
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female
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feminine
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
fowl-house
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
friend
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
green-house
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
hair
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
Hastily
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hay-loft
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
high
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
house
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
immediately
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
intimate
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
Leat
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
like
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
mooned
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
once
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
other
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
out
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
own
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From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
paper
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
perplexed
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
piggery
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
postmistress
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
pounced
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From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
roof-tree
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
rooms
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
saw
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From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
searched
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
several
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
sign
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
some
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
sported
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
stable
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
there
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
trace
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From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
unfolded
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
unique
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From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Coming in again, she saw a bonnet, eagerly pounced upon it; and found it to be her own.
village
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wandered
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She searched the house from roof-tree to cellar, for some other trace of feminine existence or appurtenance; but none was to be found.
waved
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From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Crickett unfolded the paper, took out the hair, and waved it on high before the perplexed eyes of Elizabeth, which immediately mooned and wandered after it like a cat’s.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hastily completing her arrangements in the other rooms, she entered the village again, and called at once on the postmistress, Elizabeth Leat, an intimate friend of hers, and a female who sported several unique diseases and afflictions.
yard
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From this reading She went out into the yard, coal-hole, stable, hay-loft, green-house, fowl-house, and piggery, and still there was no sign.
