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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 Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
all
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
appeared
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
Auvergnate
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
Auvergne
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She greeted Raphael, and they began to talk.
bench
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
came
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
cap
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
child
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
comfortable-looking
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
dialect
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
district
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
dogs
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
door
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
down
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
dress
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
embodiment
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
face
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
figure
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
followed
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
full
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
general
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
greeted
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From this reading She greeted Raphael, and they began to talk.
hardworking
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
heartiness
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
high-colored
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
ignorance
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
listening
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
man
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
met
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
mother
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
old
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
peasant
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
person
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
quieted
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
Raphael
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From this reading She greeted Raphael, and they began to talk.
sat
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
saying
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
soon
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
sort
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
stamp
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
staring
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
straightforward
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
stranger
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
sun
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
talk
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From this reading She greeted Raphael, and they began to talk.
teeth
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She greeted Raphael, and they began to talk.
thirty
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
thorough
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
threshold
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
thrift
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
Very
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
ways
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From this reading So was her dialect; she was a thorough embodiment of her district; its hardworking ways, its thrift, ignorance, and heartiness all met in her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/
in or to any place at all
From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
white
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From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was an Auvergnate, a high-colored, comfortable-looking, straightforward sort of person, with white teeth; her cap and dress, the face, full figure, and general appearance, were of the Auvergne peasant stamp.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
woman
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
word
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From this reading The dogs quieted down; the old man went and sat on a bench in the sun; the child followed his mother about wherever she went, listening without saying a word, and staring at the stranger.
years
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From this reading Very soon a woman who seemed to be about thirty years old appeared on the threshold of the door, spinning as she came.
