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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 The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
America
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
answer
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From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
bad
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
bedstead
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
brass
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
bright
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
call
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From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
came
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From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
certainly
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
china
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
chintz
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
coming
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
couldn't
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
curtains
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
day
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From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
dim
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
dry
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From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
dull
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
ENGLAND
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From this reading STORYBOOK ENGLAND.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
flowered
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
gas
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
gayly
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
gray
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
h'indeed
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From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
it's
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From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
Katy
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
Katy's
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From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
light
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
lit
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
lying
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
ma'am
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From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
maid
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From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
meant
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
mist
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
night
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
opposite
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
pavements
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
peeped
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
pretty
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
raining
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From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
room
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
saw
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
shining
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
STORYBOOK
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From this reading STORYBOOK ENGLAND.
struggled
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
thick
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
very
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From this reading "Oh no, h'indeed, ma'am, it's a very fine day,--not bright, ma'am, but very dry," was the answer.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
weather
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
wet
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From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Katy couldn't imagine what the maid meant, when she peeped between the curtains and saw a thick dull mist lying over everything, and the pavements opposite her window shining with wet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Oh, is it raining?" was Katy's first question next morning, when the maid came to call her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
window
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From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The pretty room, with its gayly flowered chintz, and china, and its brass bedstead, did not look half so bright as when lit with gas the night before; and a dim gray light struggled in at the window, which in America would certainly have meant bad weather coming or already come.
