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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 There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
abode
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
absence
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
attic
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
chamber
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
charm
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
common
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
cottage
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
dwelling-place
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
Early
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
embosomed
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
experienced
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
family
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
few
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
girl
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
hand
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
Holdich
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
home
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From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
joys
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
keen
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
lay
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
Lestrange
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
lightly
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
like
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
Lottie
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
love
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
loves
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
more
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
Mrs
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
parent's
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From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
peace
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
pleasure
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From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
pure
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
returning
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
room
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
Saturday
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
shop
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
single
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
son
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
steps
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From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
Stone
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
Stone's
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
There
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
TIDINGS
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From this reading TIDINGS.
tiny
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
tripped
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
way
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From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
winged
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From this reading She was on her way to her parent’s home, and pleasure winged her steps.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
woods
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From this reading Early on the Saturday afternoon Lottie Stone, with her little bundle in her hand, tripped lightly over the common towards the cottage of Holdich, which lay embosomed within the woods of Lestrange.
word
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From this reading What though Mrs. Stone’s dwelling-place was but a single room over a shop, with a tiny attic chamber for her son; to Lottie there was still a charm in the word “home,” for love and peace abode there.
young
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From this reading There are few joys more keen and pure than those experienced by a young girl, like Lottie, returning to the family whom she loves, after her first absence.
