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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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act
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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
aid
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
all
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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away
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From this reading The footsteps died away through her father's room, and down the stairs.
bed
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
bed-clothes
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
cannot
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chest
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
comes
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
died
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From this reading The footsteps died away through her father's room, and down the stairs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
door
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down
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
dust
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
eyes
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
father's
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From this reading The footsteps died away through her father's room, and down the stairs.
footsteps
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From this reading The footsteps died away through her father's room, and down the stairs.
glided
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
great
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE is the woman that cannot act a part?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
lid
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
listened
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
long
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
loves
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lying
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
man
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Margaret
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
men
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
Nature
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
nightdress
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
occasions
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
opened
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
out
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
part
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petticoat
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
put
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
room
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From this reading The footsteps died away through her father's room, and down the stairs.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
sex
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
simplest
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
skirt
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
Solomon's
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
sooner
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
stairs
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From this reading The footsteps died away through her father's room, and down the stairs.
stepped
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
stockings
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
teaches
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE is the woman that cannot act a part?
then
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The footsteps died away through her father's room, and down the stairs.
throw
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From this reading Nature on these great occasions comes to the aid of the simplest of the sex, and teaches her to throw dust in Solomon's eyes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
wall
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From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
well
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WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE is the woman that cannot act a part?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The men had no sooner retired, than Margaret stepped out of bed, and opened the long chest on which she had been lying down in her skirt and petticoat and stockings, and nightdress over all; and put the lid, bed-clothes and all, against the wall: then glided to the door and listened.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Where is she who will not do it, and do it well, to save the man she loves?
woman
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From this reading WHERE is the woman that cannot act a part?
