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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 There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
absolutely
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From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
away
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
black
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
blue
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
choice
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From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
clothes
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From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
contention
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From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
determination
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
dining-room
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
drawing-room
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
endless
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From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
firm
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
fixed
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From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
Flossie's
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From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
furnished
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
furniture
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From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
go
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
ideas
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From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
imitation
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
ivory
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
knows
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From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
married
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
now
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From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
oak
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
October
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From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
own
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From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
powder
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
rosewood
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
saves
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From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
September
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From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
stamped
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
subject
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From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
tapestry
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
There
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From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
things
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From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
too
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
trousseau
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From this reading Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
twenty-fifth
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From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
unwavering
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From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
velvet
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
wedding
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From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
week
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From this reading It was now the third week in September, and the wedding was fixed for the twenty-fifth of October.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
white
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From this reading To be married in ivory white, and to go away in powder blue; to have a drawing-room furnished in imitation rosewood and tapestry, and a dining-room in stamped velvet and black oak (imitation, too), had been Flossie's firm determination from the first.
woman
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From this reading There never was a little woman so unwavering in her choice of such things as clothes and furniture.
young
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From this reading It saves endless time and contention when a young woman so absolutely knows her own mind.
