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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
All
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
ammunition
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
announcing
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
attic
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became
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
breakfast
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
bring
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
cellar
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
children
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
considered
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
consisting
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
day
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
demons
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
departure
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
desperate
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
devil
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
embellish
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
establishment
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
Farren
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fifteen
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
forth
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
general
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
hot
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
household
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Howker
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
illness
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
impending
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
interior
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
Island
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Kathleen
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
Monday
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
more
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
mother's
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Mrs
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
muffins
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
necessary
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
ominously
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
out
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
pinchednounUS /ˈpinched/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
practice
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
projectiles
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
raised
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
Seagrave
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
serious
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
servant
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
servants
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
Severn
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Severn's
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
shuddered
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
Staten
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
summoned
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
Sunday
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
target
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From this reading The day began ominously at breakfast with general target practice, ammunition consisting of projectiles pinched from the interior of hot muffins.
tears
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From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
telegram
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
trouble
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
understood
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unruly
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From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All day Sunday they had raised the devil from attic to cellar; Mrs. Farren was in tears, Howker desperate.
week
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From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Day by day the children became more unruly; Sunday they were demons; and Mrs. Farren shuddered to think what Monday might bring forth.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Not one out of the fifteen servants considered necessary to embellish the Seagrave establishment could do anything with them after Kathleen Severn's sudden departure the week before.
young
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From this reading When the telegram announcing her mother's sudden illness summoned young Mrs. Severn to Staten Island, every servant in the household understood that serious trouble was impending for them.
