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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 STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
acquitted
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
aggregate
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
all
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
attended
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
attention
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From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
bee
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
busy
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
charwomen
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
cleaning
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
deal
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
duties
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
enough
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
equipment
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From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
experience
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
fairly
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
girl
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
give
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
household
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
Hubbard
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
individually
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
insignificant
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
jobs
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
keen
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
kindly
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
leisurely
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
London
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
meant
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
Monday
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
Mother
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
muscle
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
occupied
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
odd
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
plans
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From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
points
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
proverbial
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
put
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
readilynounUS /readily/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
revelation
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
STUDIO
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
supervision
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
Then
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From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
turned
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From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
undertook
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
up
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From this reading Then I turned my attention to the studio and drew up my plans for its equipment.
variety
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From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
village
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
ways
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
week
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
well
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From this reading First of all I attended to household duties under the keen but kindly supervision of Mother Hubbard, and acquitted myself fairly well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
whole
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From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monday was occupied with a variety of odd jobs which were individually insignificant enough but meant a good deal in the aggregate.
work
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE STUDIO I have been here a whole week, and as for being busy, I think the proverbial bee would have to give me points.
young
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From this reading A young girl from the village readily undertook the work of cleaning, and the muscle she put into it was a revelation to me after my experience of the leisurely ways of London charwomen!
