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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 After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy was at the dinner-table.
attract
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
behaved
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
cost
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
covered
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
Daisy
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From this reading Daisy was at the dinner-table.
dessert
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
dinner-table
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From this reading Daisy was at the dinner-table.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
DOLLARS
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From this reading THE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
dressed
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
end
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
glove
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
hand
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
home
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
HUNDRED
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From this reading THE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
June's
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
just
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
knee
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
mother
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
movements
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
notice
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
persisted
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
place
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
plain
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
Randolph
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
rather
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
saw
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
shun
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
shunned
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
sleep
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
slowness
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
some
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
table
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
trouble
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
using
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From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
usual
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From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Daisy was at the dinner-table.
watched
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From this reading Mr. Randolph, from his distant end of the table, watched her a little; he saw that she behaved just as usual; she did not shun anybody, though her mother shunned her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading After having a good sleep on June's knee, she had come home, and dressed as usual, and she was in her place when the dessert was brought on.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading A glove covered her right hand, yet Daisy persisted in using that hand rather than attract notice, though from the slowness of her movements it was plain it cost her some trouble.
