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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 GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
altogether
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From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
APPEAL
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
bird
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
breast
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
capacity
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From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
central
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From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
drawing
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
flecks
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
froth
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
GLADWYNE'S
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
harmonizing
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
hue
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
inch
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
inconspicuous
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From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
knee
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
lifelike
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From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
Millicent
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
MRS
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From this reading MRS.
neighboring
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
object
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From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
painstaking
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From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
paint-box
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
patch
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
picture
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From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
plumage
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
rather
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
sitting
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
sketch
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From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
snowy
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
somber
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
stone
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
stream
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a lifelike sketch, but she had a great capacity for painstaking and she was not altogether pleased with the drawing.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
too
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From this reading This was as it should be, except that, as the central object of a picture, it was too inconspicuous.
two
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
water-ouzel
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
white
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From this reading The bird stood on a stone an inch or two above a stream, its white breast harmonizing with the flecks of snowy froth, and the rest of its rather somber plumage of the same hue as a neighboring patch of shadow.
window-seat
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From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading GLADWYNE'S APPEAL Millicent was sitting in a window-seat with a paint-box beside her and a drawing of a water-ouzel upon her knee.
