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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 THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
all
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
applenounUS /apple/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
ate
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
Betty
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
bread
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
butler
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From this reading The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!
butter
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
called
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From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
came
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
cookies
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
cut
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From this reading The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
down
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
dumplings
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
eat
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
feel
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From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
fresh
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
glass
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From this reading The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
hat
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
home
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From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
hot
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
house
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From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
how
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From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
just
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
kept
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
kettle
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
kitchen
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
made
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
much
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From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
napery
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From this reading The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
off
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
once
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From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
real
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From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
relative
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From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
sat
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
sauce
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
silver
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From this reading The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!
sit
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
somehow
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From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
stately
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From this reading The fine napery, the cut glass and silver, the stately butler!
stew
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
stove
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
supper
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
talked
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From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
THERE
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
train
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From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
very
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From this reading It made her feel very much at home as if somehow she was a real relative.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It came over her once how different all this was from the house which she had called home all her life.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading They made her sit right down and eat, before she even took her hat off, and they all sat around her and talked while she ate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THERE was a kettle of stew on the stove in the kitchen, kept hot from supper for Betty, with fresh dumplings just mixed before the train came in, and bread and butter with apple sauce and cookies.
