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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 To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
answers
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
back
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From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
bench
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From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
bravery
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
callin
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
chuckled
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
comfortable
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
cottage
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From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
cupboard
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
dear
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
don't
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
fondly
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
heart
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
instinct
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
just
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
liar
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
made
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
Mrs
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
Nurse
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
off
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
old
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
pierced
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
Prettyman
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
questions
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
quick
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
Robinette
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From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
Robinette's
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
rose
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From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
said
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
say
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
sayin
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
scrutinize
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From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
seat
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From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
see
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
skeleton
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
spirit
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Robinette rose from her seat on the bench and stood back to scrutinize the cottage.
stranger
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
telling
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
touched
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
truth
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
veil
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
well
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
well-meant
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From this reading But Robinette's quick instinct pierced through the veil of well-meant bravery and touched the truth.
what's
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
wish
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From this reading To these questions Mrs. Prettyman made valiant answers: she had a fine spirit, and no wish to let a stranger see the skeleton in the cupboard.
woman
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From this reading "Oh, my dear heart, what's that you be sayin'? callin' of me a liar?" chuckled the old woman fondly.
won't
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
you're
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From this reading "Nurse dear," she said, "you say you're comfortable, and well off, but you won't mind my telling you that I just don't quite believe you."
