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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 bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
air
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
all
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
awhile
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
bed
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
bedtime
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
blow
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
BRONZE
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From this reading THE BRONZE WOMAN.
brown
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From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
cold
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
Dorothy
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
Dorothy's
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From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
draft
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
face
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
felt
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
good
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
head
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From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
held
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From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
jar
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From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
just
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
little
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
looking
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From this reading There stood the bronze woman on the window-sill with her brown jar on her head looking at Dorothy.
nicely
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
night
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
nurse
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
opened
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
remained
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
right
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
rug
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From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
said
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
sat
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
silent
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The bronze woman held a brown jar on her head and stood on a rug in Dorothy’s parlor.
talk
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRONZE WOMAN.
There
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From this reading There stood the bronze woman on the window-sill with her brown jar on her head looking at Dorothy.
time
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
tried
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
tucked
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
very
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
went
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From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
white
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
window
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From this reading When she was alone, all tucked nicely in her little white bed she felt a draft of cold air blow right in her face and at the same time her window opened.
window-sill
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From this reading There stood the bronze woman on the window-sill with her brown jar on her head looking at Dorothy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One night just before bedtime Dorothy sat on the rug and tried to talk to the bronze woman, but she remained very silent, so after awhile Dorothy said “good night” and went with her nurse to bed.
WOMAN
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From this reading THE BRONZE WOMAN.
