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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 A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
absurd
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the legs ceased to wave and hung limp and inert.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
away
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
CALL
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From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
ceased
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From this reading Then the legs ceased to wave and hung limp and inert.
Day
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From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
dear
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From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
door
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
Dorothy's
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From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
ended
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From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
eyes
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
face
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
fallen
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
famous
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From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
funnier
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From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
gathering
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
girl
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
gravity
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
guests
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
hostess
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
houseward
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
hung
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From this reading Then the legs ceased to wave and hung limp and inert.
inert
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From this reading Then the legs ceased to wave and hung limp and inert.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
led
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
legs
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
limp
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From this reading Then the legs ceased to wave and hung limp and inert.
looks
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From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
Master
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
Monty's
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
MORNINGnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
Mr
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From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
out
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From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
own
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
pointed
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
remarking
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
Seth
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
sight
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
silently
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
sobered
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
Then
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From this reading Then the legs ceased to wave and hung limp and inert.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
turn
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
wants
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From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
wave
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From this reading Then the legs ceased to wave and hung limp and inert.
waving
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
way
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From this reading "That looks funnier than it is and dear Mr. Seth wants us out of the way.
Week
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From this reading A MORNING CALL So ended the first "Day" of Dorothy's famous "Week."
Winter's
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From this reading At sight of the gravity that had fallen upon Seth Winter's face her own sobered, though she had to turn her eyes away from the absurd appearance of poor Monty's waving legs.
young
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From this reading The Master silently pointed toward the door and gathering her girl guests about her the young hostess led them houseward, remarking:
