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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 Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
abroad
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
accustomed
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
afterwards
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
away
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
became
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
Blantyre
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
BROUGHTnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
CARR
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
days
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
diversion
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
doings
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From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
Elwyn's
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
fashionable
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From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
friends
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
future
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
horribly
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From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
Lady
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
Linquest
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
live
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
Lucy
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
made
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From this reading She had quite made up her mind to that.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had quite made up her mind to that.
more
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
most
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
NEWS
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
old
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From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
palled
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From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
people
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From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
preparation
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had quite made up her mind to that.
sense
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
smart
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From this reading The old life of fashionable people and "smart" doings palled horribly.
some
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
spent
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
St
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
surroundings
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
thorough
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
Travelling
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
tune
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
up
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From this reading She had quite made up her mind to that.
useful
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From this reading Travelling was a diversion from that, and, in some sense, a preparation for the more useful life that she determined to live in the future.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
wore
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From this reading THE NEWS THAT CARR BROUGHT As the days wore on, and Lucy Blantyre became accustomed to her surroundings, she found that she was in thorough tune with them.
year
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From this reading During the year she had been away from St. Elwyn's, she had spent most of the time abroad, at first with Lady Linquest, afterwards with friends.
