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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 girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
acting
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
all
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
breakfast
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
called
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
catamaran
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From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
class
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From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
Corey
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
eat
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
freeze
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
get
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From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
girl
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
hen
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
hoped
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From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
hurt
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
impression
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From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
just
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
Leaving
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
like
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
made
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From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
Mrs
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
off
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
old
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
people
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
person
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
room
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
servant
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From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
serve
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
Singleton
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
skirt
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From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
snowdrift
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From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
spoil
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From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
stuck
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From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
stuck-up
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From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
table
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
then
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From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
Toll-Gate
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From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
troubled
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From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Singleton Corey never troubled herself over the impression she made upon the servant class.
walk
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From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
way
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From this reading She even hoped that Mrs. Singleton Corey would get stuck in a snowdrift and have to walk every step of the way to Toll-Gate.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
wished
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From this reading She wished she had let the old catamaran spoil her skirt; and so on.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leaving her breakfast when it was all on the table, just as if it would hurt her to eat in the same room with people, and then acting like that to a person!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The girl went off and cried, and called Mrs. Singleton Corey a stuck-up old hen who would freeze--and serve her right.
