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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 Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
accordance
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From this reading The night, for the time of year was November, was quite in accordance with her feelings.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
Bet
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
blown
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
carried
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
comely
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
constant
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
damp
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
day
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
defiance
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
drizzling
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
evening
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
exceeds
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
face
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
feelings
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From this reading The night, for the time of year was November, was quite in accordance with her feelings.
felt
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From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
greater
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
hair
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
head
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
heavy
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
Liverpool
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
London
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
miserable
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From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
mist
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
more
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
motherless
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
mud
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
neatly
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
night
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From this reading The night, for the time of year was November, was quite in accordance with her feelings.
November
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From this reading The night, for the time of year was November, was quite in accordance with her feelings.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
out
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
papers
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
pavements
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
peculiar
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
plaited
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night, for the time of year was November, was quite in accordance with her feelings.
round
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
saw
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
sell
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
shed
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
silently
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
slipperiness
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
slippery
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From this reading It was damp, a drizzling mist was blown into her face, and the pavements were slippery with that peculiar Liverpool mud which exceeds even London mud in slipperiness.
swollen
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
tears
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night, for the time of year was November, was quite in accordance with her feelings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
to-night
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From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
usual
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
wept
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From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Bet wept silently for the greater part of the day which saw her motherless, but in the evening she went out as usual to sell her papers.
whole
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From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
world
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From this reading She was miserable to-night, and she felt that the whole world was against her.
wound
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From this reading Her eyes were swollen from the heavy and constant tears she shed, but she had neatly plaited her hair and wound it round her comely head, and she carried herself with even a little more defiance than usual.
year
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From this reading The night, for the time of year was November, was quite in accordance with her feelings.
