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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 After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
aged
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
Amos
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From this reading “I’ve a very great—_respect_ for Amos,” she said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
brown
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
busy
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
color
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From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
dear
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
death
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
don't
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
drop
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
Edgar's
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
embroidery
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
eyes
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
features
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From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
filling
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’ve a very great—_respect_ for Amos,” she said.
great
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
head
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
I've
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From this reading “I’ve a very great—_respect_ for Amos,” she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
lightly
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
little
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
lower
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
moment
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
Mrs
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From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
needle
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
nicety
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
out
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
replied
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
respect
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From this reading “I’ve a very great—_respect_ for Amos,” she said.
room
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
rose
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
Ruth
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
Ruth's
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
said
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From this reading “I’ve a very great—_respect_ for Amos,” she said.
see
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
set
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
sighed
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From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
sleek
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
Smith
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From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
square
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
stiffly
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
stir
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From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
stroked
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
Then
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
think
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From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
turn
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From this reading Her color did not turn nor her features stir, and Mrs. Smith sighed.
very
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From this reading “I’ve a very great—_respect_ for Amos,” she said.
walked
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From this reading After a moment she rose, a little stiffly—she had aged since Edgar’s death—walked over to Ruth, and lightly stroked the sleek brown head.
went
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From this reading Then, her eyes filling, she went out of the room; so she did not see Ruth’s head drop lower.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ruth, busy over her embroidery square, set her needle in with great nicety, and replied, “I don’t think so, dear.”
