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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 Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
air-castles
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
all
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From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
any
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
arrangements
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
builded
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
care
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
concerning
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
curiosity
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
death
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From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
dressed
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
executioner
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From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
fancies
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From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
felt
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
given
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
gown
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
green-and-gold
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
happy
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From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
heretofore
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
innocent
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
leaves
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From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
Like
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
Lot
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From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
love
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
Madelon
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
more
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From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
new
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
nice
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
Now
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From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
other
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
ruins
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From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
sat
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
setting
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
sewed
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From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
sewing
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
sewn
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
silk
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
stitches
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now she builded no more, but sat and sewed among the ruins of all her happy maiden fancies.
Then
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From this reading Then Madelon sat alone, sewing, setting nice stitches in her green-and-gold silk.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
vanity
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
victim
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From this reading She left all that to Lot, as a victim leaves the details of his death to the executioner.
wedding
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From this reading She had given herself no care concerning any other arrangements for her wedding than this gown--she felt even no curiosity concerning it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
women
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From this reading Like other women, heretofore when she had sewn a new gown she had builded for herself air-castles of innocent vanity and love when she should be dressed in it.
