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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 At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
adventures
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
All
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
attention
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
cast
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From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
concerning
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
customer
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
difficulty
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
dinner
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
else
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From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
EVERYdeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
fully
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heard
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
heaving
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
hours
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From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
house
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Huh
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
interested
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
LADY
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market
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
mid-afternoon
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From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
mother's
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moved
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
murmuring
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new
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
occasional
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
occupied
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From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
orders
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
own
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paid
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
paper
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preoccupied
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
problem
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ready
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From this reading By mid-afternoon Rosie was ready to cast it from her in disgust but she found that she could not.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
Rosie
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scant
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
sigh
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
silent
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strange
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From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
Terry's
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From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
too
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From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
unsolved
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From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
WANTS
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From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mind was too fully occupied with a problem of its own to be interested in anything else.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT EVERY LADY WANTS All morning Rosie moved about the house preoccupied and silent, heaving an occasional sigh, murmuring an occasional "Huh!"
whole
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From this reading On the whole it was a strange problem, and one that, after hours of thought, remained unsolved.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At dinner she paid scant attention to her mother's market adventures, and with difficulty heard Terry's orders concerning a new paper customer.
