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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 She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLESSED AND HAPPY.
bedroom
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
BLESSED
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From this reading BLESSED AND HAPPY.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
cheek
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
couple
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
day
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From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
Ermengarde
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From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
Ermie's
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From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
first
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
given
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
gone
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
grave
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
hand
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
HAPPY
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From this reading BLESSED AND HAPPY.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
home
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From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
hours
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
kind
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
Marjorie
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From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
Miss
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
Nelson
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
night
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
Now
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
own
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From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
pretty
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
resting
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
return
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From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
room
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From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
side
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From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
sitting
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From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
spent
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
standing
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From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
Susy
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
unexpected
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From this reading It was the day after Ermie's unexpected return home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ermengarde was sitting in her own room, and Marjorie was standing by her side.
welcome
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From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
window
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From this reading Now the first day was over, the first night had gone by, and Ermengarde was sitting, resting her cheek upon her hand, by the open window of her pretty bedroom.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had spent a couple of hours with Susy, and Miss Nelson had given her a grave but kind welcome.
