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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 It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
afloat
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
air
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
all
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
anxious
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
any
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
busy
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From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
Cherry
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
Clavering
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
doubt
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
education
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From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
Feast
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
flew
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
FLORENCE
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From this reading FLORENCE.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
get
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
girls
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
glance
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kitty herself knew nothing of these whispers.
hours
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
ideas
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From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
just
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
Kitty
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
knew
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From this reading Kitty herself knew nothing of these whispers.
low
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
more
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
Mrs
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
nod
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Kitty herself knew nothing of these whispers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
planning
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From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
previous
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From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
really
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
reason
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
reconstructing
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From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
regard
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From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
rumor
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
said
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
scarcely
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
Scholarship
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
school
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
single
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
talked
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
There
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From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Kitty herself knew nothing of these whispers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
tones
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading There was really no reason for this rumor to get afloat, but beyond doubt the rumor was afloat, was in the air, and was talked of by the girls--at first, as I have said, scarcely at all, but by and by more and more plainly as the hours flew on towards the Cherry Feast.
true
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
very
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
whispered
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
whispers
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From this reading Kitty herself knew nothing of these whispers.
win
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was very busy planning and reconstructing all her previous ideas with regard to education.
words
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From this reading It began to be whispered in the school--at first, it is true, in very low tones and scarcely any words, but just a nod and a single glance--that Mrs. Clavering was very anxious that Kitty should win the Scholarship.
