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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 “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
accidentally
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
admitting
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
back
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barn
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
basking
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
called
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
cat
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
curtain
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
declared
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
door
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
doorstep
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
down
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
exclaimed
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From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
eyes
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
fallen
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
forth
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From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
garden
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
gate
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
Graham
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
grandmother
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From this reading “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
gushed
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From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
home
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From this reading “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
Isn't
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From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
John
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
lady's
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From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
lay
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
Lena
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From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
moment
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From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
Mr
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
Mrs
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
natural
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From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
Nichols
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
now
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
old
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From this reading “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
opened
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
partially
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
picture
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From this reading “Look, grandmother!—a picture of our old home.
ran
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From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
rear
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
rolled
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
said
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
see
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
son
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
sunshine
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
tears
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From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
There
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Isn’t it natural?” exclaimed Lena, as she ran back to the parlor.
together
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
turning
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
up
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
warm
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
well
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
west
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
window
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
wiping
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From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “John ought to see this,” said she, wiping the tears from her eyes, and turning towards the door, which at that moment opened, admitting her son, together with Mr. Graham, who had accidentally called.
wont
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From this reading There was the well, the garden, the gate partially open, the barn in the rear, now half fallen down, the curtain of the west window rolled up as it was wont to be, while on the doorstep, basking in the warm sunshine, lay a cat, which Mrs. Nichols’ declared was hers.
Yes
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From this reading Yes, it was natural, and the old lady’s tears gushed forth the moment she looked upon it.
