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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 For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
amazement
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
awakened
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From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
bare-headednounUS /ˈbare-headed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
bath
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
bed
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
birds
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From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
building
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From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
Celia
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From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
confused
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
dressed
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
few
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
gardens
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
hall
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
heathnounUS /hiːθ/
open uncultivated land covered with low plants
From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
housemaids
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
human
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From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
Immediately
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
irresistible
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
lawns
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
lay
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
leapt
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
luxurious
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
minutes
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
only
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
openly
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From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
out
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
park
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
peeped
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
person
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
quickly
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
ran
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
realized
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
sight
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From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
singing
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From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
solitude
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
soon
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
splendid
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
strangelynounUS /ˈstrangely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
surroundings
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
umbrageous
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
vast
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
velvet
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
view
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Celia was awakened the next morning by the singing of the birds.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She might have stood openly at the window, for no building, no human being were in sight.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
wide-stretching
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From this reading It seemed to her that she was the only person in that vast solitude of umbrageous park and wide-stretching heath.
window
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From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For a few minutes she was confused by her strangely luxurious surroundings; but she soon realized her good fortune, and she leapt out of bed, ran to the window, and peeped out on the wonderful view.
work
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From this reading Immediately beneath her lay the velvet lawns of the splendid gardens; they were irresistible; she had her bath and dressed quickly, and, to the amazement of the housemaids who were at work in the hall, went out bare-headed.
