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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 In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
adventurous
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
all
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
arranged
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From this reading Thus were things arranged for to-night.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
attic
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
back
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
bare
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
becoming
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From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
bed
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
Bubb
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
ceremony
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
children
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
Content
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
daytime
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
DEFIANCE
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
evening
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
floor
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
four
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
front
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
garnished
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From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
gave
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
ground
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
lodgers
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
Moggie
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
mother's
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
Mrs
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
needed
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
observationnounUS /ˈobservation/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
occasions
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
occupied
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
opportunities
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
other
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
own
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
parlour
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
POLLY'S
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
pranks
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
reception
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From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
removed
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
reserved
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
room
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
rooms
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
served
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
slept
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
sorts
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
swept
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From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
things
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From this reading Thus were things arranged for to-night.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
Thus
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From this reading Thus were things arranged for to-night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
to-night
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From this reading Thus were things arranged for to-night.
treat
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From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
two
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
up
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From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
use
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From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
visitor
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From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus were things arranged for to-night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading On occasions of ceremony--when the parlour was needed in the evening--the children slept in a bare attic next to that occupied by Moggie; and this they looked upon as a treat, for it removed them from their mother's observation, and gave opportunities for all sorts of adventurous pranks.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Bubb swept and garnished her parlour for the becoming reception of a visitor whom she could not but "look up to."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading POLLY'S DEFIANCE Content with her four lodgers, Mrs. Bubb reserved the rooms on the ground floor for her own use.
younger
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From this reading In that at the back she slept with the two younger children; the other two had a little bed in the front room, which during the daytime served as a parlour.
