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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 That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
act
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
all
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
aside
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
attic
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
bore
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From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
Charity's
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
evening
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
face
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
gay
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
genial
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From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
hardly
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
heroine
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
household
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
how
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From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
joy
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just
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knew
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
ladies
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lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
made
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
members
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
money
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Mrs
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
Nixon
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From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
now
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From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
old
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other
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
Packard
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From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
peep
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
pull
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
reached
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
relate
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repeat
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From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
room
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
said
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shade
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
showed
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From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
side
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From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
smiling
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
stairs
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story
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From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
thawed
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From this reading Even Nixon thawed and showed me his genial side.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
there
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From this reading Miss Charity’s face was there, but so smiling and gay I hardly knew it.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening I was made a heroine of by Mrs. Packard and all the other members of the household.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
window
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From this reading When I at last reached my room, my first act was to pull aside my shade and take a peep at the old attic window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I had to repeat my story above stairs--and below, and relate just what the old ladies had done and said, and how they bore their joy, and whatever I thought they would do with their money now they had it.
