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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 "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
all
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
Amy
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
Aunt
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
away
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
ball
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
bed
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
bounding
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
carelessly
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
catching
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
chair
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer had seated herself in a chair to rest.
contagion
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
dinner
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
eleven
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
engaged
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
Falconer
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
fight
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
finery
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
five
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
forgot
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
gave
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
getting
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
glanced
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
go
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
gossamer-like
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
Gray
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Falconer had seated herself in a chair to rest.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
house
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
Jessica
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
John
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
lace
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
later
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
lifting
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
looking
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
minutes
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
Mrs
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
now
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
o'clock
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
out
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
panther
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
reached
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
redolent
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
remarked
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Falconer had seated herself in a chair to rest.
room
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From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
round
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
schoolroom
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
seated
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From this reading Mrs. Falconer had seated herself in a chair to rest.
several
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
Some
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
sun
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From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
things
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From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I must go and take the things out of my bundle," cried Amy, catching the contagion of all this and bounding away to the house.
touches
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
tucker
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some five minutes later Mrs. Falconer glanced at the sun: it was eleven o'clock--time to be getting dinner.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she reached her room, Amy was standing beside the bed, engaged in lifting out of the bundle the finery now so redolent of the ball.
white
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From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aunt Jessica," she remarked carelessly, without looking round, "I forgot to tell you that John Gray had a fight with a panther in his schoolroom this morning," and she gave several gossamer-like touches to the white lace tucker.
