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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 The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
always
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
arrived
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
attendants
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
attire
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
bright
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
cardinal-hued
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
changes
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
cleanly
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
clothed
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
colors
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
confine
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
curls
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
Deerhurst
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
Dinah
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
Dorothy
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
dress
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
especially
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
felt
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
FINDING
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From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
finer
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
frock
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
given
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
gown
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
gray
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
hair
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
Helena
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
Hen
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From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
instance
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From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
knot
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
Luna
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From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
made
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
MONEY
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From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
Norah
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
originally
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
others
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
out
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
pins
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
possible
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
put
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
quality
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From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
rebelled
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
Red
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From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
repugnancenounUS /rɪˈpʌɡnəns/
strong disgust or dislike showing strong disgust or dislike toward something
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
seated
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
shared
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
snug
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
some
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
sought
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had been cleanly if plainly clothed when she arrived at Deerhurst, but the changes which had been made in her attire pleased her by their bright colors and finer quality.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
tried
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
unfortunate
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From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
waif
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From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FINDING OF THE MONEY In this instance the Little Red Hen was Luna.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
white
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From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As always when possible she had seated herself by Dorothy, who shared none of that repugnance which some of the others, especially Helena, felt toward the unfortunate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She clung to the cardinal-hued frock that Dorothy had given her and pulled out the pins with which her attendants tried to confine her white curls.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading The waif always rebelled when Dinah or Norah sought to dress her in the gray gown she had originally worn or to put her hair into a snug knot.
