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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 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
beautiful
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
bed
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
Betty
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From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
came
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
chair
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From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
clenched
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From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
cold
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
dinner
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
down
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From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
dress
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
easy
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From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
evenings
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
expression
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
face
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
few
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
fire
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From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
flushed
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From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
girls
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
going
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
golden
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
hair
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
matter
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From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
Molly
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
Mother
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
Mrs
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
Nature
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
nightdress
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From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
nurse
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
nursery
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
out
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
pearls
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
resolute
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From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
satin
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
Sitting
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From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
small
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From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
soft
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
somewhat
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
stately
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
Stuart
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
tall
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From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
there
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From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
undressing
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From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
very
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From this reading She was going out to dinner, and looked very beautiful in her soft satin dress and pearls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Mother Nature' A few evenings after this, as nurse was undressing the little girls for bed, Mrs. Stuart came into the nursery.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Betty was standing in her long nightdress at the foot of her small bed; her hands were clenched, and there was a resolute, determined look upon her flushed face.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sitting down in an easy chair by the fire she asked,-- 'What is the matter with Betty? is she in disgrace again?'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was tall and stately, with the same golden hair as Molly, but her face was somewhat cold in expression.
