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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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adorned
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All
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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antics
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apples
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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awakening
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basket
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beautiful
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beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
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best
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Bob
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bonnet
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box
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brim
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bunch
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burning
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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carpet
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coming
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consternation
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contents
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covered
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crushed
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cyclone
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deplorable
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down
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dragged
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drop
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early
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electric
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emptying
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Enter
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everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
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favorite
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fire
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floor
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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forth
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foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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fragments
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
fruits
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glass
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gorgeous
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grandmother
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grapes
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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happened
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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lay
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light
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lights
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looking
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lying
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mangled
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From this reading Most deplorable of all, nurse’s best bonnet had been dragged from its box and the gorgeous bunch of grapes that adorned its brim had been torn off and lay crushed and mangled on the floor.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Most
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NEXTnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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nurse
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Nurse's
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nursery
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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out
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overturned
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peaches
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pears
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perpetrated
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pincushion
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piteously
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place
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reigned
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rent
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ruined
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Sally's
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sawdust
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shade
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shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
side
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spilled
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suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the toys were lying about wherever they had happened to drop when surprised in their antics by Sally’s sudden awakening.
surprisednounUS /surprised/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All the toys were lying about wherever they had happened to drop when surprised in their antics by Sally’s sudden awakening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All the toys were lying about wherever they had happened to drop when surprised in their antics by Sally’s sudden awakening.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the toys were lying about wherever they had happened to drop when surprised in their antics by Sally’s sudden awakening.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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thrown
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From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tomato
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torn
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toys
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visited
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vitals
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waxen
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From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the toys were lying about wherever they had happened to drop when surprised in their antics by Sally’s sudden awakening.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading All the toys were lying about wherever they had happened to drop when surprised in their antics by Sally’s sudden awakening.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading All the toys were lying about wherever they had happened to drop when surprised in their antics by Sally’s sudden awakening.
whole
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wood
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work
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yawning
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youth
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From this reading A basket of waxen fruits, perpetrated by Sally’s grandmother in her youth, had been thrown down from the shelf, and all the beautiful peaches and pears and apples lay ruined on the carpet mixed with the fragments of the glass shade that had covered them.
