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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 “I’ve a chance to get started,” she told the girls.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You’ll see me again.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
approval
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
Brown
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
chance
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From this reading “I’ve a chance to get started,” she told the girls.
company
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From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
days
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From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
delay
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
departure
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
detained
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From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
disturbed
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
FIDGETTY
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From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
get
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From this reading “I’ve a chance to get started,” she told the girls.
girls
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From this reading “I’ve a chance to get started,” she told the girls.
going
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
heart
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
I've
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From this reading “I’ve a chance to get started,” she told the girls.
inquiries
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
leave
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
LOU
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From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
Louisa's
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
made
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ll see me again.”
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
nieces
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
orphan
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
own
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
particular
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
place
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
preparations
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
really
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
refused
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From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
Rosses
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
see
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From this reading “You’ll see me again.”
set
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From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
several
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From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
started
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From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve a chance to get started,” she told the girls.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mrs. Brown refused approval of this sudden departure and was really so disturbed by it that her nieces had not the heart to leave her until another orphan could be found to take Louisa’s place.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FIDGETTY LOU It was several days after this that the little company started on their journey, though they had not thought to be so detained.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Fidgetty Lou made no such delay, however, for after particular inquiries as to where the Rosses were going she set about her own preparations.
You'll
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From this reading “You’ll see me again.”
