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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 Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
away
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
bad
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well!” she began, a little sharply, and Rena, from her room, answered:
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
big
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
boots
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From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
business
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From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
chilled
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
complained
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
condition
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
damp
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From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
declared
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
dew
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
divesting
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From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
entered
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
evening
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Well!” she began, a little sharply, and Rena, from her room, answered:
get
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
house
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
humor
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
Irene
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
just
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
limp
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From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well!” she began, a little sharply, and Rena, from her room, answered:
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
loudly
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
more
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From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
Mr
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
mud
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
organdie
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
place
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From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
poky
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From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
Rena
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From this reading “Well!” she began, a little sharply, and Rena, from her room, answered:
room
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From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
said
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From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Well!” she began, a little sharply, and Rena, from her room, answered:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
sit
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From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/
given too much comfort or indulgence
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
spot
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
there
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From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I had no business to sit there so long in that damp, poky place.
Travers
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
uncomfortable
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
very
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From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
wanted
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From this reading I am chilled through, and Mr. Travers was just as uncomfortable as I was and wanted to get away.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
Well
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From this reading “Well!” she began, a little sharply, and Rena, from her room, answered:
wet
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From this reading Neither of us answered her, and she said no more until she was in her room, divesting herself of her limp organdie and wet boots.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Irene had not passed a very pleasant evening and was in a bad humor, and as we entered the house she complained loudly of the condition of her organdie, which she declared spoiled with the dew, beside having a big spot of mud upon it.
