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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 "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
altered
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How's the cook, the stove, and the supper?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This was the invariable greeting between husband and wife.
blue
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
busy
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
cook
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From this reading "How's the cook, the stove, and the supper?"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
door
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
dress
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
elbows
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From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
eyes
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
flat
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
garage
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
greeting
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From this reading This was the invariable greeting between husband and wife.
gripped
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From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
How's
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From this reading "How's the cook, the stove, and the supper?"
husband
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From this reading This was the invariable greeting between husband and wife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
impertinent
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
inspiration
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
invariable
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From this reading This was the invariable greeting between husband and wife.
kissed
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From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
kitchen
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
Mrs
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
neatness
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
night
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
noisily
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From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
nose
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
occupied
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
oven
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
plates
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
position
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
pushed
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
put
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
said
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
Saturday
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
saucepan
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
side
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From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
stove
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From this reading "How's the cook, the stove, and the supper?"
supper
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From this reading "How's the cook, the stove, and the supper?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the invariable greeting between husband and wife.
Tims
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
two
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
up
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From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
warm
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the invariable greeting between husband and wife.
Well
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From this reading I "Well," cried Tims, one Saturday night, as he pushed open the kitchen door of the little flat he occupied over the garage.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tims went up behind her, gripped her elbows to her side, and kissed her noisily.
wife
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From this reading This was the invariable greeting between husband and wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
woman
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From this reading "I'm busy," said Mrs. Tims, a little, fair woman, with blue eyes, an impertinent nose, and the inspiration of neatness in her dress, as she altered the position of a saucepan on the stove and put two plates into the oven to warm.
