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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 Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
acquiesced
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
adept
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
always
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
Aun
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
Baron
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
BEGINS
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
bottom
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
cabin
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From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
cleaned
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
curiosity
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
excuse
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
family
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
feet
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
felt
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
gathering
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
given
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From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
house
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
ironing
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
Jinkey
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
Jinkey's
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
kindly
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
laces
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
late
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
Lou
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
made
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
man
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
near
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From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
principal
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
protection
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
reason
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From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
regard
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
run
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From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
sense
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
solicitude
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
some
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
spring
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From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
STORM
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
task
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
there
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
thrown
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From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
top
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
unusually
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From this reading For this reason she had been given the cabin near the run and an unusually fine spring.
up
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
visit
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From this reading So gathering up some of her laces, she made them an excuse for another visit to Aun' Jinkey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
washing
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
wedding
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Miss Lou felt a kindly solicitude and not a little curiosity in regard to the man who in a sense had been thrown at her feet for protection.
whole
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From this reading Mrs. Baron readily acquiesced, for she felt that if there was to be a wedding, the whole house must be cleaned from top to bottom.
work
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
years
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From this reading THE STORM BEGINS Of late years Aun' Jinkey's principal work had been the fine washing and ironing of the family, in which task she had always been an adept.
