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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 funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
affair
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From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
air
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
arms
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
babe
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
back
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
become
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
bedroom
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
book
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
came
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
coarsened
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
coffin
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
crowded
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
endless
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
everywhere
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
forth
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
frumpish
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
funeral
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From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
hand
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
held
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
holding
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
house
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
husband
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
irritated
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
Jane
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From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
Kate
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
kitchen
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
lay
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
massed
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
McPherson
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From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
minister
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
number
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
out
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
parlour
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
quarrelled
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
room
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
Sam
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
sat
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
service
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
sister
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From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
sleeping
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
son
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From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
thin-lipped
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
trying
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From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
virtues
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The funeral of Jane McPherson was a trying affair for her son.
wept
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From this reading When the thin-lipped minister, holding a book in his hand, held forth upon the virtues of the dead woman, they wept.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought that his sister Kate, with the babe in her arms, had become coarsened--she looked frumpish and, while they were in the house, had an air of having quarrelled with her husband when they came out of their bedroom in the morning.
woman
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From this reading They were everywhere, in the kitchen, the sleeping room back of the parlour; and in the parlour, where the dead woman lay in her coffin, they were massed.
women
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From this reading During the funeral service Sam sat in the parlour, astonished and irritated by the endless number of women that crowded into the house.
