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361
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
365
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
admiration
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
allow
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
always
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
any
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
baskets
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
become
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
big
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
birthday
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
Boston
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
bring
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
chattering
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
children
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
Company
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
day-girls
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
De
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
dears
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
decorate
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
evening
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
father's
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
firm
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
Fiske
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
flowers
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
Fraeulein
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
garden
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
garlands
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
gave
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
general
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
girls
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
hang
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
happy
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
held
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
Hoffman
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
holiday
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
honor
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
June
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
lady
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
large
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
laughing
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
made
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
manner
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
Marie
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
much
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
old
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
out
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
picture
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
presents
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
pupils
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
ROSES
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
round
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
said
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
satisfied
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
saying
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
Schmidt
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
school
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
schoolroom
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
schoolrooms
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
smile
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
SOPHIE'S
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
speedily
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
Street
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
table
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
tax
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
tenth
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From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fraeulein Hoffman always gave the girls at her school a holiday on the tenth of June.
there
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
things
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
up
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From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
Washington
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There," said Marie Schmidt, with a satisfied smile, as she held up a large wreath for general admiration.
Wolfe
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From this reading Boston De Wolfe, Fiske and Company 361 and 365 Washington Street SOPHIE'S ROSES.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
wreath
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From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
wreaths
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From this reading So on the evening before the birthday the day-girls would bring baskets of flowers, and the big schoolroom table was brought out into the garden, and there the wreaths and garlands were made amid much chattering and laughing by the happy children.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading It was her birthday; and though the old lady would not allow her pupils to make her any presents, saying, in her firm manner, "Such things speedily become a tax, my dears," yet she was always pleased that they should decorate the schoolrooms in her honor, and hang a handsome wreath round her father's picture.
