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Adelaide
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
Agatha
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
Agatha's
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
bad
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From this reading No bad news by the post, is it?'
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
boil
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
brass
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
breakfast
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
bright
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
came
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
cheeks
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From this reading She turned round and faced Elfie with pale cheeks.
dining-room
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
Elfie
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
eyes
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
faced
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From this reading She turned round and faced Elfie with pale cheeks.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
gifts
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
given
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
go
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
greatest
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
Heaven
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
indifference
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No bad news by the post, is it?'
Joys
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
kettle
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
Legacy
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
letting
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look quite scared!
matter
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
news
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From this reading No bad news by the post, is it?'
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No bad news by the post, is it?'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
out
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
pale
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From this reading She turned round and faced Elfie with pale cheeks.
post
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From this reading No bad news by the post, is it?'
Procter
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You look quite scared!
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
Ready
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
round
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From this reading She turned round and faced Elfie with pale cheeks.
scared
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From this reading You look quite scared!
sent
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
staring
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
tablecloth
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
too
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
troubled
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
turned
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From this reading She turned round and faced Elfie with pale cheeks.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
white
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
Why
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From this reading Agatha's Legacy One by one, bright gifts from Heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them readily when given, Ready, too, to let them go.'--_Adelaide Procter._ 'Why, Agatha, what is the matter?
window
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From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elfie asked the question one morning as she came into the dining-room to breakfast, and found Agatha staring out of the window with troubled eyes, and letting the brass kettle boil over on the white tablecloth with the greatest indifference.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look quite scared!
