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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 All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
accomplished
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From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
afforded
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
all
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
applique
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
assume
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
bit
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
bits
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
braid
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
brightened
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
Copley
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From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
curtains
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
cushions
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
cut
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
down
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
embroidery
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
endless
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
evening
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
family
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From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
finished
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From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
form
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
furniture
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
gradually
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
hem
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
hemstitch
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
house
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From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
kind
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From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
leaves
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
loveliness
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
more
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
old
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
out
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
painting
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
papering
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
perfect
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From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
pieces
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
presentable
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
put
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
rags
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
rubbing
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
rugs
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
several
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From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
some
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
spent
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From this reading Every evening was spent in painting or papering, or rubbing down some bit of old furniture to make it more presentable, and gradually the house began to assume form and loveliness.
stencil
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
stitches
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
then
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
there
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
united
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From this reading All the family united to make the work as perfect a thing of the kind as could be accomplished.
up
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
velvet
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
wash
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From this reading There were rugs to braid out of all the old rags the house afforded and there were endless curtains to wash and hem and hemstitch and stencil and put up.
weeks
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From this reading It was several weeks before the Copley house was finished.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
work
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From this reading Even then there were cushions to make out of old pieces brightened up by the stitches of embroidery or applique work of leaves cut from bits of old velvet.
