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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 STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
accepted
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
affair
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From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
Calvert
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
consent
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
cool
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
County
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
day
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
decided
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
Dorothy's
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From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
exceedingly
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From this reading I like it so exceedingly that I propose to repeat the experiment some time.
experiment
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From this reading I like it so exceedingly that I propose to repeat the experiment some time.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
fatiguing
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
home
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
House
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I like it.
ideal
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
inconvenient
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, I like it.
it's
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From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
laughingly
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
like
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From this reading Well, I like it.
management
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
more
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From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
Mr
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From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
Mrs
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
Now
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
PartynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
propose
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From this reading I like it so exceedingly that I propose to repeat the experiment some time.
proved
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
repeat
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From this reading I like it so exceedingly that I propose to repeat the experiment some time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I like it so exceedingly that I propose to repeat the experiment some time.
some
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From this reading I like it so exceedingly that I propose to repeat the experiment some time.
STORY
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
tacit
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
there
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I like it so exceedingly that I propose to repeat the experiment some time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
too
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
trust
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From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
TURNED
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
visit
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that she was at home the management of the House Party had been turned over to her by tacit consent, and she had laughingly accepted the trust.
weather
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
Well
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From this reading Well, I like it.
whole
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
Winters's
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From this reading "This was to be Dorothy's affair, but it's been more Mr. Winters's than hers and now more mine than his.
WORM
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From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE STORY OF THE WORM THAT TURNED The morning proved fair and cool, ideal weather for their visit to the County Fair; but Mrs. Calvert decided that a whole day there would be both inconvenient and too fatiguing.
