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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 Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
activities
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
afternoons
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
appeared
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
by-products
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
called
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
carving
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
chip-carving
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
class
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
compensations
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
constituted
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
culture
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
decoration
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From this reading Lesbia had finished the decoration of VA.
devoted
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
downs
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
Dramatic
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
Easter
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
established
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
extremely
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
finished
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From this reading Lesbia had finished the decoration of VA.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
frame
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
gave
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
genuine
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
Girls
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lesbia had finished the decoration of VA.
held
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
High
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
hold
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
Joyce
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
juniors
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
Kingfield
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
Lesbia
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
lotus
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
Main
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
many
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
Marion
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
meant
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
Miss
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
nice
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
old
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
pattern
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
print
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
quarters
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
really
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
room
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
round
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
school
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
self-expression
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
Society
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
Street
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
struggles
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
studio
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
superintendence
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
superior
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
taken
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
term
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
there
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
trial
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
unruly
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
up
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
ups
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
VA
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
various
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From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
walls
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From this reading Her lotus pattern really looked extremely nice round the walls and gave the room an appearance of quite superior culture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
way
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
weekly
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From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
wended
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From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her struggles with the unruly juniors constituted a genuine trial, but there were compensations in what Marion called "the by-products of the school", by which she meant the Dramatic Society and the various activities on the afternoons devoted to "self-expression".
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had taken up chip-carving, and under the superintendence of Miss Joyce, who held a weekly class in the studio, was carving a frame to hold an old print of Kingfield Main Street as it appeared before the High School established its quarters there.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Girls of VA The Easter term wended its way along with many ups and downs for Lesbia.
