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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 kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
affection
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
airy
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
astonishment
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
beds
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
came
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
changed
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
charming
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From this reading "You look fresh and charming as the roses themselves," Jessie replied.
Dennison
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
discoursing
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
dress
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
fresh
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From this reading "You look fresh and charming as the roses themselves," Jessie replied.
garden
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
gardener
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
graceful
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
Jessie
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
kissed
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look fresh and charming as the roses themselves," Jessie replied.
MANSION
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From this reading OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
much
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
noticed
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
OLD
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From this reading OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION.
out
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
racing
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You look fresh and charming as the roses themselves," Jessie replied.
roses
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From this reading "You look fresh and charming as the roses themselves," Jessie replied.
ruining
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
said
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
seen
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "You look fresh and charming as the roses themselves," Jessie replied.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION.
up
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
usual
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From this reading Mrs. Dennison came in airy and graceful as usual; I noticed that she had changed her dress.
VISIT
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From this reading OUR VISIT TO THE OLD MANSION.
volubility
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
week
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From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
white
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From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She kissed Jessie with as much affection as if she had not seen her for a week, and began discoursing with great volubility.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was up before either of you," she said; "I have been out in the garden, ruining my white dress, and racing among the beds, to the great astonishment of the old gardener."
