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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
asleep
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From this reading Ermie was fast asleep.
bed
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
bedclothes
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From this reading Softly, very softly, Marjorie poked her pink toes from under the bedclothes.
clock
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From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
comfortable
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
DAY
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE PICNIC.
Early
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
Ermie
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From this reading Ermie was fast asleep.
eyes
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
fast
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From this reading Ermie was fast asleep.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
gazed
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
head
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
mantelpiece
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From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
Marjorie
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
morning
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
next
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY OF THE PICNIC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
opened
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
PICNIC
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From this reading THE DAY OF THE PICNIC.
pillow
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
pink
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From this reading Softly, very softly, Marjorie poked her pink toes from under the bedclothes.
pointed
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From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
poked
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From this reading Softly, very softly, Marjorie poked her pink toes from under the bedclothes.
pouring
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From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
raised
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
room
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From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
six
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From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
Softly
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From this reading Softly, very softly, Marjorie poked her pink toes from under the bedclothes.
stirred
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
sun
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From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY OF THE PICNIC.
Then
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was pouring into the room; the clock on the mantelpiece pointed to six.
toes
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From this reading Softly, very softly, Marjorie poked her pink toes from under the bedclothes.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Softly, very softly, Marjorie poked her pink toes from under the bedclothes.
very
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From this reading Softly, very softly, Marjorie poked her pink toes from under the bedclothes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ermie was fast asleep.
white
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From this reading Early the next morning Marjorie stirred in her white bed, Then she opened her eyes, raised her head from her comfortable pillow, and gazed around her.
