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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 It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
all
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
alpaca
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
anyhow
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
bedecked
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
blue
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
bottom
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
clothes
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From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
clothing
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
confusion
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
corsets
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
desperate
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
doubt
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
dragged
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From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
dress
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
entire
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
fashion
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
floor
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From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
garments
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
gloves
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
hairpins
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
hat
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
hour
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
hurry
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
lace
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
laid
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From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
latter
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
Lessingham
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From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
lined
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
linen
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
out
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From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
outfit
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
person
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
placed
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
plain
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From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
pretty
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
ribbons
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
sea-green
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
shade
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
shoes
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
silk
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From this reading The dress was at the bottom,--it was an alpaca, of a pretty shade in blue, bedecked with lace and ribbons, as is the fashion of the hour, and lined with sea-green silk.
skin
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From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
stared
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From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
stockings
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
strange
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
stripped
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From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
Sydney
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From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lessingham and Sydney stared at me in silence as I dragged them out and laid them on the floor.
there
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
thrown
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
up
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From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
whoever
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From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An entire outfit was there, shoes, stockings, body linen, corsets, and all,--even to hat, gloves, and hairpins;--these latter were mixed up with the rest of the garments in strange confusion.
woman's
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From this reading It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow,--as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading It seemed plain that whoever had worn those clothes had been stripped to the skin.
