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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 It was a hot afternoon in August.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a hot afternoon in August.
all
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
Amanda
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
arms
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
August
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From this reading It was a hot afternoon in August.
bend
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
blinds
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
breath
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
breeze
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
brooch
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From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
came
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
cameo
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From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
close-set
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From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
closed
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
darned
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
faintly
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
fervid
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
fields
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
front
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
gloom
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
green
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
hot
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From this reading It was a hot afternoon in August.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a hot afternoon in August.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hot afternoon in August.
lavender
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From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
loose
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
low
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
mending
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
muslin
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
neck
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
old
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
only
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
Pratt
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
road
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
sacque
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
sat
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
see
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From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
set
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
showed
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
sprig
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From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
stocking
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hot afternoon in August.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The blinds were closed, and she had to bend low over her mending in order to see in the green gloom.
white
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
wide
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
window
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From this reading She sat at a front window and darned a white stocking; her long, thin arms and her neck showed faintly through her old loose muslin sacque.
windows
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From this reading Amanda Pratt had set all her windows wide open, but no breeze came in, only the fervid breath of the fields and the white road outside.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
wore
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From this reading The muslin was white, with a close-set lavender sprig, and she wore a cameo brooch at her throat.
