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adjective
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
away
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back
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Beaconhite
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beautiful
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becoming
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From this reading It was perfectly true; she was “getting nicer” and was becoming something far more than her adjective conveyed.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cis mocked herself one night in her own room, before her mirror.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
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BOTTLE
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Braithwaite
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charming
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Cicely
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Cis
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completely
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constantly
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continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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conveyed
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daily
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far
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finding
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fingers
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fonder
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FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
getting
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From this reading “I’m getting nicer and nicer!”
going
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
growing
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
happily
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cis mocked herself one night in her own room, before her mirror.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
house
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I'm
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From this reading “I’m getting nicer and nicer!”
ideals
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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Increasingly
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interested
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
intriguing
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ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was perfectly true; she was “getting nicer” and was becoming something far more than her adjective conveyed.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
lofty
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Lucas
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matters
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meltingnounUS /ˈmelting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
mirror
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From this reading Cis mocked herself one night in her own room, before her mirror.
Miss
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mocked
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From this reading Cis mocked herself one night in her own room, before her mirror.
more
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Mr
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NEW
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From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
nicer
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From this reading “I’m getting nicer and nicer!”
night
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notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
office
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OLD
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From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Cis mocked herself one night in her own room, before her mirror.
own
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From this reading Cis mocked herself one night in her own room, before her mirror.
peacefully
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perfectly
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room
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From this reading Cis mocked herself one night in her own room, before her mirror.
serve
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shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was perfectly true; she was “getting nicer” and was becoming something far more than her adjective conveyed.
slipped
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From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It was perfectly true; she was “getting nicer” and was becoming something far more than her adjective conveyed.
spring
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From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
talk
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From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was perfectly true; she was “getting nicer” and was becoming something far more than her adjective conveyed.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
transformed
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From this reading Increasingly interested in her completely transformed life, growing daily fonder of Miss Braithwaite, Cicely continued to serve Mr. Lucas happily in his office, finding the great matters constantly beneath her fingers more and more intriguing, going at night back into that peacefully beautiful house, into its books, its charming talk, its lofty ideals.
true
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From this reading It was perfectly true; she was “getting nicer” and was becoming something far more than her adjective conveyed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was perfectly true; she was “getting nicer” and was becoming something far more than her adjective conveyed.
WINE
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From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
winter
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From this reading THE OLD BOTTLE FOR NEW WINE The winter slipped away, melting into spring, and Cis had not left Beaconhite.
