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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 The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
ANGRY
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "O, dear!" exclaimed Henrietta as she glanced at the head lines.
blooming
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
bowl
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
breakfast
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
buoyant
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
carry
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
cheerful
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
coming
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
conceal
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
daffodils
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
dainty
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
dear
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
dining
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
don't
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
down
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
entered
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
exclaimed
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FENLOW
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
full
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
glanced
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glowed
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
gown
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
handbag
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
Harry
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
head
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Henrietta
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From this reading "O, dear!" exclaimed Henrietta as she glanced at the head lines.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
Isabella
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
lady
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
last
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
lines
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little
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
looked
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
Marne
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
morning
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
Mother
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
muslin
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
newspaper
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
O
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From this reading "O, dear!" exclaimed Henrietta as she glanced at the head lines.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
off
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
pink
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
plants
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
please
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
pleasing
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
putting
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
room
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
said
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
see
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
shone
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
sister
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From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
sun
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
table
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
touches
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
want
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
went
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From this reading "Mother is coming down this morning," she went on, "and I don't want her to see it."
white
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
whole
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
window
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From this reading The sun shone in upon a window full of blooming plants, a bowl of daffodils glowed upon the table and the whole room looked as cheerful and buoyant, as dainty and pleasing as did the little lady in a pink and white muslin gown who was putting the last touches to the breakfast table.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading FENLOW IS ANGRY "Harry, dear, do please conceal the newspaper in your handbag and carry it off with you," said Isabella Marne as her sister entered the dining room.
