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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 "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
arrived
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
aside
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
ate
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From this reading "I ate just before I left town.
BEENauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
Billy
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
bit
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
blaze
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
changed
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
chilled
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
corners
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
cup
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
drooped
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
fireplace
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
fur-lined
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
girl
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How have you been, Phoebe?"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
How
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From this reading How have you been, Phoebe?"
hungry
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ate just before I left town.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
I'm
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
just
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From this reading "I ate just before I left town.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
Louise
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
mittens
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
months
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
more
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
mouth
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
much
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
off
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
Phoebe
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
pitifully
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
put
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
ranch
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
said
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
seem
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
snapping
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
SORRY
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
stage
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
sunken
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
tea
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From this reading "I'll take a cup of tea, Phoebe, but I'm not a bit hungry," she said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
tired
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
town
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From this reading "I ate just before I left town.
two
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From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
unexpectedly
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From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her eyes were tired and sunken, and her mouth drooped pitifully at the corners, but aside from that she did not seem much changed from the girl who had left the ranch two months and more before.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WE BEEN SORRY FOR YOU" Billy Louise, having arrived unexpectedly on the stage, pulled off her fur-lined mittens and put her chilled hands before the snapping blaze in the fireplace.
