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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 RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
Alfaretta
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From this reading Then said Alfaretta, triumphantly: "The Party has begun and I'm to it, I'm in it!"
all
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
apartment
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
begun
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From this reading Then said Alfaretta, triumphantly: "The Party has begun and I'm to it, I'm in it!"
candles
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
cheers
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
clean
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
crowd
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
desired
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
dining-room
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doing
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From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
end
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evening
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
feast
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
fit
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
flower-bedecked
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
folk
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
following
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
gathered
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
get
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From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
Giver
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glittered
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
happy
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
heartily
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
honor
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
House
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From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
I'm
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From this reading Then said Alfaretta, triumphantly: "The Party has begun and I'm to it, I'm in it!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
invited
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From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
joyous
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
Lamps
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
master
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
most
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From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
out
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From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
PartynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
person
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From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
rang
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
RIDDLES
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From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
said
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From this reading Then said Alfaretta, triumphantly: "The Party has begun and I'm to it, I'm in it!"
Saturday
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
seat
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
Seth
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
setting
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
shone
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
silver
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
spotlessly
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
supper
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
table
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
Then
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From this reading Then said Alfaretta, triumphantly: "The Party has begun and I'm to it, I'm in it!"
There's
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From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading RIDDLES "There's a most remarkable thing about this House Party of ours!
Three
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
times
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
tried
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From this reading Every person invited has come and not one tried to get out of so doing!
triumphantly
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From this reading Then said Alfaretta, triumphantly: "The Party has begun and I'm to it, I'm in it!"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
wide
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
Winters
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From this reading Three cheers for the Giver of the Party! and three times three for--all of us!" cried happy Seth Winters, from his seat of honor at the end of the great table in the dining-room, on the Saturday evening following.
young
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From this reading Lamps and candles shone, silver glittered, flower-bedecked and spotlessly clean, the wide apartment was a fit setting for the crowd of joyous young folk which had gathered in it for supper; and the cheers rang out as heartily as the master of the feast desired.
