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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 Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
boxes
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
broad
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
brought
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
contained
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
ebony
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
Elizabeth
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
features
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
forth
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
got
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From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
gown
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From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
hair
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
IMPRISONMENT
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From this reading IMPRISONMENT.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
instant
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
Jones
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
key
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
lock
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
Mary
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
pins
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
playing
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
possible
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From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
quickly
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From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
ribbons
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
room
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
roommate's
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From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
smile
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From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
stepped
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
supposed
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
switches
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
Then
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From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
turned
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From this reading Elizabeth turned the key in the lock the instant Mary stepped from the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
white
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From this reading Then, as quickly as possible, she got into her roommate's white gown.
wig
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Jones, with a broad smile playing over her ebony features, stood by with pins and ribbons.
wonders
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
yellow-brown
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From this reading From her mysterious boxes, that Mary supposed contained the switches with which one could do wonders, she brought forth a wig of yellow-brown hair.
