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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 was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "MISS BRADLEY AT HOME."
away
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
Bertie
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
bleak
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
blowy
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
boys
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
BRADLEY
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From this reading "MISS BRADLEY AT HOME."
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
business
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
called
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
chair
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From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
comfortable
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From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
connected
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
cup
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From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
day
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
decided
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
explained
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
eyes
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
given
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From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
hard
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
HOME
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From this reading "MISS BRADLEY AT HOME."
house
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
how
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From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
Katherine
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
lady
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
leave
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
letting
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
like
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
MISS
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From this reading "MISS BRADLEY AT HOME."
most
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From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
now
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
only
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
Payne
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
promised
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
ready
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
recently
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
regret
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
respecting
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
returning
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
school
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
shed
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
sister
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
some
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
Somewhat
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
straight
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
suspiciously
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
tea
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From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
tears
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
terms
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
trying
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From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
very
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From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a bleak, blowy day when Katherine took the boys to school, and on returning she went straight to Miss Payne, who had promised to have tea ready for her.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "It was very hard to leave them," returned Katherine, whose eyes looked suspiciously like recently shed tears.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somewhat to her regret, she found only Bertie Payne, who explained that his sister had been called away about some business connected with a lady with whom she was trying to come to terms respecting her house, which she had now decided on letting.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And how did you part with the boys?" he asked when he had given her a cup of tea and brought her the most comfortable chair.
