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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 She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
accommodated
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
afford
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
all
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
anxious
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
appeared
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
Blessed
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From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
came
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From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
certainly
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
chair
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
Damozel
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From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a minute there was dead silence.
desk
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
Easter
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From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
Everybody's
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
felt
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a minute there was dead silence.
form
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
full
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
hospitality
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
limited
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
lying
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
minute
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From this reading For a minute there was dead silence.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
new
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
new-comer
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
overflowing
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
Pratt
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
really
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
Regina
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From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
room
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
school
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From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
seat
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
settled
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
share
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading For a minute there was dead silence.
small
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
somebodypronounUS /ˈsʌmbɑːdi/
a person, without saying who
From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
space
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
stranger
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From this reading Everybody's desk seemed already overflowing, and nobody felt at all anxious to share its limited space with a stranger.
suggested
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From this reading Miss Pratt, having settled the new-comer with a seat, suggested that somebody should afford hospitality to her books, which certainly could not be left lying about the room.
table
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
term
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
there
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From this reading For a minute there was dead silence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
up
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
VA
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
Webster
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From this reading The Blessed Damozel It was not until after Easter that Regina Webster came to school.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
write
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From this reading She appeared in VA on the first morning of the new term, and because the form was really "full up" she had to be accommodated with a chair and a small table at which to write.
