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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 A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
Alice
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
all
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From this reading "The most important thing of all is the name," she said.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
Bessie
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
Challoner
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
chapter
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
companions
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From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
days
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
Denvers
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
discuss
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
discussed
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
drawing
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
drawn
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From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
eager
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From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
Elma
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
events
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
few
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
girls
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
Gwin
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
Gwin's
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
Harley
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
home
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
important
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
invited
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The most important thing of all is the name," she said.
join
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
Lad
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From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
Lewis
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
met
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
more
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
most
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From this reading "The most important thing of all is the name," she said.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The most important thing of all is the name," she said.
nicest
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
now
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From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
once
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
plan
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From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
pretty
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
related
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
rules
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
said
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From this reading "The most important thing of all is the name," she said.
set
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
society
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
subject
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From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
submitted
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From this reading Gwin Lad drawn up a plan which she now submitted to her eager companions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TUG-OF-WAR.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The most important thing of all is the name," she said.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
TUG-OF-WAR
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From this reading THE TUG-OF-WAR.
up
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From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The nicest girls in their set were to be invited to join; but the important subject of the rules was first to be discussed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A few days after the events related in the last chapter Alice Denvers, Bessie Challoner, Elma Lewis, and Gwin Harley met once more at Gwin's pretty home, to discuss the rules of a little society which they were drawing up among themselves.
