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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 Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
bed
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
bedroom
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
bedrooms
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
bright
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
brilliancy
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
class
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
cloudless
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
day
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
DREAMnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading HARE’S DREAM.
dressing-gown
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
dressing-room
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
dressing-rooms
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
face
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
Hare
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
HARE'S
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From this reading HARE’S DREAM.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
justice
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
knew
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
large
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
lives
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
rose
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
rubbed
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
settled
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
shining
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
streamed
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
sun
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
then
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
turned
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.
used
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
very
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
want
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From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
warm
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From this reading The next day rose bright, warm, and cloudless, and the morning sun streamed into the bedroom of Mrs. Hare.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Hare were of the old-fashioned class who knew nothing about dressing-rooms, their bedrooms were very large, and they never used a dressing-room in their lives, or found the want of one.
wig
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From this reading The justice rubbed his face to a shining brilliancy, settled on his morning wig and his dressing-gown, and then turned to the bed.