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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 “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
all
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
apron
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
arms
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
considered
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
day
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From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
death
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
embers
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From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
eyes
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From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
farther
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
feet
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
fire
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From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
Gatehouse
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From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
girl's
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
given
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
hound
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
It's
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
lay
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
listless
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
marked
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
Mary
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From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
Master's
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
meeting
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From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
Mrs
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
muzzle
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
noon
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From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
old
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
pair
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
parlornounUS /ˈpɑːrlər/
an old-fashioned sitting room
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
poised
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
pose
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
queer
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From this reading That sudden and queer, too!
rare
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
Riddsley
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From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
rolled
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
said
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
shock
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From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
shoe
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
side
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
sitting
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From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
solidly
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
stooping
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From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That sudden and queer, too!
table
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
Toft
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From this reading The old hound lay beside her with his muzzle resting on her shoe, and Mrs. Toft, solidly poised on her feet, on the farther side of the table, rolled her apron about her arms and considered the pair.
too
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From this reading That sudden and queer, too!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It’s given us all a rare shock,” she said as she marked the girl’s listless pose, “the poor Master’s death!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was noon on that day, the day of the meeting at Riddsley, and Mary was sitting in the parlor at the Gatehouse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was stooping over the fire with her eyes on the embers.
