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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 As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She dared not say anything about it yet.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She dared not say anything about it yet.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
awakening
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
buttons
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
called
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
chintz
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
closetward
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
consequence
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
dared
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From this reading She dared not say anything about it yet.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
dressed
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
else
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
ends
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
errands
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
fill
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
folds
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
glance
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
hard
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
haste
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
idle
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From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She dared not say anything about it yet.
Kate
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From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
lost
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
Marcia
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
midnight
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
much
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From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
natural
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
new
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
odds
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
overslept
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
places
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
run
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
say
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From this reading She dared not say anything about it yet.
sew
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
stepmother
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
taking
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
There
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From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
things
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
thoughts
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From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Her stepmother called her sharply and she dressed in haste, not even taking time to glance toward the new folds of chintz that drew her thoughts closetward.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
vacant
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From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Marcia was called upon to run errands, to do odds and ends of things, to fill in vacant places, to sew on lost buttons, to do everything for which nobody else had time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
word
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From this reading There was much to be done, and not even Kate had time for an idle word with her.
work
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From this reading As a natural consequence of her hard work and her midnight awakening, Marcia overslept the next morning.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading She dared not say anything about it yet.
