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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 Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
achievement
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
All
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From this reading All great minds have their weak points.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
Aunt
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
behold
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
breakfast
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
concentrated
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
copious
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
day
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
Debby
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From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
depended
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
down
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
energies
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
entire
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
eye
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
fatal
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
few
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
former
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
glass
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All great minds have their weak points.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All great minds have their weak points.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
lady
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
late
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
Leavenworth
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
lessons
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
meal
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
minds
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From this reading All great minds have their weak points.
moments
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
Mr
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
own
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
peace
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
Pen's
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
phenomenon
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
points
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From this reading All great minds have their weak points.
PoornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
put
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
rather
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
repast
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
resources
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
roll
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
Seguin
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
success
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From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All great minds have their weak points.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
trusting
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From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Pen's was her breakfast, and the peace of her entire day depended upon the success of that meal.
weak
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From this reading All great minds have their weak points.
whisked
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Therefore, being down rather late, the worthy lady concentrated her energies upon the achievement of a copious repast, and, trusting to former lessons, left Debby to her own resources for a few fatal moments.
wrong
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From this reading Poor Debby! her first step had been a wrong one.
Young
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From this reading Young Leavenworth whisked his glass into his eye, and Mr. Seguin put down his roll to behold the phenomenon.
