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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 She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
All
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From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SIREN AND THE SAGE.
assistance
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From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
bottle
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
bring
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
creature
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
down
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
Dr
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
easily
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
Electra
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
Emma
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From this reading Emma patted and rubbed her hands.
feet
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From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
flew
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
Florida
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
hands
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From this reading Emma patted and rubbed her hands.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
Jones
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
laid
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
lifted
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
patted
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From this reading Emma patted and rubbed her hands.
prostrate
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From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
rubbed
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From this reading Emma patted and rubbed her hands.
rushed
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From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
SAGE
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From this reading THE SIREN AND THE SAGE.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
SIREN
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From this reading THE SIREN AND THE SAGE.
slight
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
sofas
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From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
started
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From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIREN AND THE SAGE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.
upstairs
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was but a slight creature, and Dr. Jones lifted her easily and laid her on one of the sofas.
water
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From this reading Electra flew upstairs to bring down a bottle of Florida water.
woman's
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From this reading All started to their feet and rushed to the prostrate woman's assistance.