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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 TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
accompanied
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
barn
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
bed
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
bottle
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
box
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
CALF
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
coachman
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
corner
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
covered
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
Dora
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "It isn't every calf," she said, "that sleeps so luxuriously."
fastened
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
fill
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
floor
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
GIRLS
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
gone
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
guest
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
hand
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
hay
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
holding
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
isn't
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From this reading "It isn't every calf," she said, "that sleeps so luxuriously."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
kitchen
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
large
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
laughed
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From this reading Dora laughed as she saw this.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
lower
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
luxuriously
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From this reading "It isn't every calf," she said, "that sleeps so luxuriously."
lying
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
milk
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
Miriam
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
mosquito
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
netting
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
other
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
peace
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
piece
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From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
robe
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
said
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From this reading "It isn't every calf," she said, "that sleeps so luxuriously."
sat
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
saw
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From this reading Dora laughed as she saw this.
set
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
side
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
silk
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
sleeps
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From this reading "It isn't every calf," she said, "that sleeps so luxuriously."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It isn't every calf," she said, "that sleeps so luxuriously."
stately
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a corner of the lower floor of the barn they found the calf, lying upon a bed of hay, and covered by a large piece of mosquito netting, which Miriam had fastened above and around him.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dora laughed as she saw this.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
TWO
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
up
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
voluminous
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
walked
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
warm
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From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
well
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From this reading As she walked by the side of Dora, with the bottle in one hand and the other holding up her voluminous silk robe, it was well for her peace of mind that no stately coachman sat upon a box and looked at her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TWO GIRLS AND A CALF Having gone to the kitchen to fill the bottle with milk, which she had set to warm, Miriam accompanied her guest to the barn.
