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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 JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
admiration
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
adorned
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
altar
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
awoke
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
basket
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
besprinkled
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
bonnet
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
bow
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
box
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
breast
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
briskly
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
brushed
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
came
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
can't
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
day
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
deep
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distinctly
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
doing
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
dressed
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
eating
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
exhausted
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
eyes
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
fact
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
fast
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feminine
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
few
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
filling
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
forced
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
frock
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
garment
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
gets
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
greatest
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
Harriet
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
held
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
Henderson
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
hours
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How
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
huge
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
I'll
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
inspection
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
JEWEL
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
keep
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
large
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
match
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
MATRIX
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minute
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
opened
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
other
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
paraphernalia
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
pasteboard
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
repose
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
room
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
rosebuds
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
said
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
second
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
see
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
silk
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
sleep
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
strenuosities
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From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
Sue
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From this reading "How I'll ever keep from eating Sue up before she gets to the altar, I can't see," said Harriet, as she held the wee frock for a second against her breast.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
tiny
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
tulle
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
up
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From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading In fact, I opened them upon Harriet Henderson, up, dressed and briskly doing.
very
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
vigor
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
voice
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From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A basket adorned with a huge bow of tulle came from another box and I was forced to voice my admiration with the greatest vigor.
wee
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From this reading She had a large pasteboard box with her and the minute I brushed repose from my eyes she opened it and held up for my inspection a very short tulle garment besprinkled with tiny silk rosebuds, along with a bonnet and other wee but distinctly feminine paraphernalia to match.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE JEWEL IN THE MATRIX When I awoke from a few hours of deep and exhausted sleep I found my room fast filling with the strenuosities of the day.
