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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 was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
all
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
Almost
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
announcement
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
Aunt
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
case
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
continuous
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
days
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
devoted
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From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
Dick
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From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
diversions
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
dogs
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
driving
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
Duddy
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
emerged
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
encountered
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From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
excursions
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
fill
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
Fuddy
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
Further
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
gaieties
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
Graham
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
grudged
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
guests
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
Gypsy
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
hard
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
high
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
hours
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
house
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
immediately
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
insomnia
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
keep
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
laughter
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
liveliness
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
lunch
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From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
made
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
Martha
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
mornings
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From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
Mrs
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
music
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
offer
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
one-seated
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
opera
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
patio
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
patterning
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From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
Paula
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
personal
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
piano
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
pulse
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
put
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
rarely
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From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
resolutely
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
resumednounUS /ˈresumed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
ripe
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
room
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
scolding
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
seclusion
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
several
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
singing
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
song
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
spell
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From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
Stude-baker
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
teach
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Graham, patterning after Dick, devoted his mornings to work, so that he rarely encountered Paula before lunch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
threatened
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From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
tower
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
Trail
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
trap
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
Tully
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
visit
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From this reading It was at this time that her Aunt Martha--Mrs. Tully--returned for a several days' visit, and that Paula resumed the driving of Duddy and Fuddy in the high, one-seated Stude-baker trap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She made announcement that her spell of insomnia was over and that she was ripe for all gaieties and excursions Dick had to offer her.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
wing
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Further, she threatened, in case Dick grudged these personal diversions, to fill the house with guests and teach him what liveliness was.
work
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From this reading Almost immediately after the singing of the "Gypsy Trail," Paula emerged from her seclusion, and Graham found himself hard put, in the tower room, to keep resolutely to his work when all the morning he could hear snatches of song and opera from her wing, or laughter and scolding of dogs from the great patio, or the continuous pulse for hours of the piano from the distant music room.
