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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 Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
all
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
asleep
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
bed
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
care
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
carpet-bag
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
characters
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
close
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
cold
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
cottage
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
Crawford's
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
crib
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
cut
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHY HAROLD DID NOT GO TO VASSAR.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
enacted
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
fell
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
floor
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
GO
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From this reading WHY HAROLD DID NOT GO TO VASSAR.
ground
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
grown
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
hair
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
HAROLD
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From this reading WHY HAROLD DID NOT GO TO VASSAR.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
hot
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
how
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
Jerrie
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
kept
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
lane
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
large
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
low
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
many
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
Mrs
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
NOTadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WHY HAROLD DID NOT GO TO VASSAR.
occupied
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
off
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
past
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
play
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
playthings
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
possessions
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
pretentious
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
room
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
rooms
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
scenes
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
see
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
seem
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
slept
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From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
small
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
summer
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
there
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHY HAROLD DID NOT GO TO VASSAR.
too
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
trunk
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
VASSAR
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From this reading WHY HAROLD DID NOT GO TO VASSAR.
very
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From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
warm
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The cottage in the lane was not very pretentious, and all its rooms were small and low and upon the ground floor, except the one which Jerrie had occupied since she had grown too large for the crib by Mrs. Crawford's bed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
WHY
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From this reading WHY HAROLD DID NOT GO TO VASSAR.
window
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From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
winter
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From this reading For the cold in winter she did not care at all, and when in summer the nights were close and hot, she drew her little bed to the open window and fell asleep while thinking how warm she was.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In this room, in which there was but one window, Jerrie kept all her possessions--her playthings and her books, and the trunk and carpet-bag which had been found with her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here she had cut off her hair and slept on the floor, to see how it would seem, and here she had enacted many a play, in which the scenes and characters were all of the past.
