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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 The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
abused
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She looked like an avenging goddess.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
arm
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
avenging
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From this reading She looked like an avenging goddess.
away
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From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
balcony
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From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
bosom
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
coloring
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
directed
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
doll's-house
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
door
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
down
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
emotional
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
girl
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
goddess
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From this reading She looked like an avenging goddess.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
lamb
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
less
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From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
like
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked like an avenging goddess.
Marjorie
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
more
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From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
moved
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From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
O'Mara
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From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
other
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From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
Peggy
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From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
reason
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
said
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
seen
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked like an avenging goddess.
smaller
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
staircase
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
stairs
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
stepped
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
strong
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
swept
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
Then
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
toy
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
two
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From this reading The two on the balcony moved a little away from each other.
vengeance
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From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was Peggy O'Mara, no more and no less, but what a Peggy!
whatsoever
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
wound
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From this reading Then Marjorie, coloring for no reason whatsoever, stepped down the toy stairs that wound like a doll's-house staircase, and went to the door.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But it was not at Marjorie that her vengeance was directed, it was plainly to be seen, for she swept the smaller girl to her bosom with one strong and emotional arm, and said, "You poor abused little lamb!
