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Rena's experiment
Rena's experiment

Chapter I

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BY MRS.
MARY J. HOLMES.
_Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
Charlotte Ann!
Charlotte Ann Parks!
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Rena's experiment

Chapter I

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BY MRS.
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MARY J. HOLMES.
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_Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!
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Charlotte Ann!
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Charlotte Ann Parks!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Issued noun US /issued/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

Short adjective US /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading “_Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!”

Stood noun US /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!”

All words in this reading · 34

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1904

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

angular

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

Ann

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

apron

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

August

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

big

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

BYprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading BY MRS.

calling

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

Charlotte

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

covered

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

dress

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

Experiment

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

fence

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

HOLMES

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From this reading MARY J. HOLMES.

IssuednounUS /issued/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

J

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From this reading MARY J. HOLMES.

MARY

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From this reading MARY J. HOLMES.

MRS

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From this reading BY MRS.

nearly

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

Parks

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From this reading Charlotte Ann Parks!

Rena's

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/

brief or direct in expression

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

stoodnounUS /stood/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

sun-bonnet

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

tall

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

wearing

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

woman

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!

work

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From this reading _Rena’s Experiment._ _Issued August, 1904._ A tall, angular woman, wearing a sun-bonnet and a big work apron which nearly covered her short dress, stood on the fence calling, “Charlotte Ann!