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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
arm-chair
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
attained
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
back
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
beautiful
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
blind
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From this reading ‘Let me see, said the blind man.
breaking
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
bright
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
came
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
dark
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
dignity
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
doll's
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
doors
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
dressmaker
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
EDUCATIONAL
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
grew
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
hair
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
head
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
house
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
indeed
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Let me see, said the blind man.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
Lizzie
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
low
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
luxuriant
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
man
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From this reading ‘Let me see, said the blind man.
manufacturer
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Let me see, said the blind man.
news
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
off
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
only
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
ornamental
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
out
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
pen-wipers
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
person
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
pincushions
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
playfully
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
quaint
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
said
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
sat
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
see
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From this reading ‘Let me see, said the blind man.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
singing
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From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
smoothing
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From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
song
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
STILLnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
tender
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
trustworthy
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading STILL EDUCATIONAL The person of the house, doll’s dressmaker and manufacturer of ornamental pincushions and pen-wipers, sat in her quaint little low arm-chair, singing in the dark, until Lizzie came back.
very
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
Well
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
what's
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From this reading ‘Well Lizzie-Mizzie-Wizzie,’ said she, breaking off in her song, ‘what’s the news out of doors?’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘What’s the news in doors?’ returned Lizzie, playfully smoothing the bright long fair hair which grew very luxuriant and beautiful on the head of the doll’s dressmaker.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
years
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From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The person of the house had attained that dignity while yet of very tender years indeed, through being the only trustworthy person IN the house.
