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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 This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
always
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From this reading I've always longed for pretty things, but--call _them_ pretty?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
beauty
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
call
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From this reading I've always longed for pretty things, but--call _them_ pretty?
changed
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From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
constant
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
continually
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
Doesn't
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From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
DOROTHY
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
Dorothy's
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
ENTERTAINS
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
going
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From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
I've
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From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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learned
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From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
lecture
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
longed
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Martha
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matter
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mother
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From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
move
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From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
only
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places
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possible
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
pretty
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From this reading I've always longed for pretty things, but--call _them_ pretty?
punishment
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
purchase
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
really
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remarked
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
shoes
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
shopping
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From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
slitting
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I've always longed for pretty things, but--call _them_ pretty?
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
things
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From this reading I've always longed for pretty things, but--call _them_ pretty?
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
tops
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
unwise
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
vanity
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From this reading "One thing, mother Martha, I've learned by 'shopping'--the vanity of vanity!
various
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
we're
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From this reading Doesn't matter though, does it? if we're really going to move and everything to be so changed.
wear
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
wearer
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From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
white
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From this reading DOROTHY ENTERTAINS Dorothy's punishment for her unwise purchase was to wear the white shoes continually.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was only possible by slitting their tops in various places, which not only spoiled their beauty but was a constant "lecture" to their wearer; who remarked:
