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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Vincenzo Botta invited me to her home in West Thirty-seventh Street for the winter and spring.
Anne
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
attacked
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Barnard
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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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Bierstadt
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Botta
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breakfast
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Brooklyn
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Busy
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
C
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came
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Charles
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College
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Columbia
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Days
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devoted
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diphtheria
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Doremus
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Esther
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ferry
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few
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From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Vincenzo Botta invited me to her home in West Thirty-seventh Street for the winter and spring.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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funny
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Genius
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give
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Giver
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good-bye
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H
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
Happy
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Vincenzo Botta invited me to her home in West Thirty-seventh Street for the winter and spring.
Hermann
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herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
home
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hurried
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Institute
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invited
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Joralemon
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joy
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kitchen
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LifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Happy Days with Mrs. Botta--My Busy Life in New York--President Barnard of Columbia College--A Surprise from Bierstadt--Professor Doremus, a Universal Genius--Charles H. Webb, a truly funny "Funny Man"--Mrs. Esther Hermann, a Modest Giver.
Lynch
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Man
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many
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marriage
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mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
Modest
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morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
mother
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Mr
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Mrs
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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New
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Ninth
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obliged
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From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Happy Days with Mrs. Botta--My Busy Life in New York--President Barnard of Columbia College--A Surprise from Bierstadt--Professor Doremus, a Universal Genius--Charles H. Webb, a truly funny "Funny Man"--Mrs. Esther Hermann, a Modest Giver.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
Packer
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prayers
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present
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President
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Professor
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recovery
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requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
rooms
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saying
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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
spring
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From this reading Mrs. Vincenzo Botta invited me to her home in West Thirty-seventh Street for the winter and spring.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
Street
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Surprise
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table
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takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
taught
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From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Vincenzo Botta invited me to her home in West Thirty-seventh Street for the winter and spring.
then
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Thirty-seventh
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From this reading Mrs. Vincenzo Botta invited me to her home in West Thirty-seventh Street for the winter and spring.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
truly
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Universal
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up
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From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
used
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Vincenzo
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From this reading Mrs. Vincenzo Botta invited me to her home in West Thirty-seventh Street for the winter and spring.
walked
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From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
Webb
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West
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whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me she used to take a hurried breakfast standing by the kitchen table; then saying good-bye to the mother to whom she was devoted, walked from Ninth Street to the Brooklyn ferry, then up Joralemon Street, as she was required to be present at morning prayers.
winter
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Happy Days with Mrs. Botta--My Busy Life in New York--President Barnard of Columbia College--A Surprise from Bierstadt--Professor Doremus, a Universal Genius--Charles H. Webb, a truly funny "Funny Man"--Mrs. Esther Hermann, a Modest Giver.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
work
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From this reading I was obliged to give up my work at Packer Institute, when diphtheria attacked me, but a wonderful joy came to me after recovery.
years
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From this reading Anne C. Lynch, many years before her marriage to Mr. Botta, had taught at the Packer Institute herself, and at that time had a few rooms on West Ninth Street.
York
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