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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 Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
agreed
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From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
any
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
aside
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
beautiful
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From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
boarders
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
bothering
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From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
day-girls
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
disposednounUS /ˈdisposed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
dresses
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From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
dropped
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
end
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From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
enthusiasm
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
evinced
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
expression
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From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
fuss
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
get
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
hour
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
indeed
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
isn't
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From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
matter
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
merely
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
Merle
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From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
Merle's
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From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
Mitchell
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
most
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From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
Muriel
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From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
play
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
prepared
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
rather
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From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
really
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From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
seem
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
set
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
sniffed
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From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
some
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
suggested
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
tableaux
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
tame
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From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
term
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From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
up
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From this reading She suggested, indeed, that the day-girls might get up some tableaux, but as no one evinced any enthusiasm the matter dropped.
use
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From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
very
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From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Mitchell did not seem disposed to make any very great fuss about it, and merely set aside the last hour of the last afternoon for the play which the boarders had prepared.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
worth
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From this reading "It really isn't worth our while bothering over them," agreed Merle.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tableaux are rather tame unless you have most beautiful dresses," sniffed Muriel.
Yule-tide
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From this reading Yule-tide The end of the term was, to use Merle's expression, 'a little thin.'
