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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 She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
afternoons
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
air
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
anaemic-looking
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
atmosphere
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
back
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
breath
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
came
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
child
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
closely
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
cloth
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
clothing
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
conscious
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
days
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
factory
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
fainting
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
fatigue
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
few
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
fingers
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
girls
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
given
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
habit
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
hours
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
huddled
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
hundred
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
increasing
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
inevitable
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
Julia
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
low
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
Manchester
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
oppressed
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
own
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
place
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
reaction
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
room
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
seventeen
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
sickly
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
smell
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
streets
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
summer
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
sun-baked
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
together
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
toil
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
up
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
weary
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From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her own fingers were weary and she was conscious of an increasing fatigue as the hours of toil passed on.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
wide-flung
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
window
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From this reading She had given up her place by the window to an anaemic-looking child of seventeen, who had a habit of fainting during these long, summer afternoons.
windows
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From this reading No breath of air came in from the sun-baked streets through the wide-flung windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
work
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From this reading Those wonderful few days at Manchester had passed, and oppressed by the inevitable reaction, Julia was back at work in the clothing factory.
working
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From this reading The atmosphere of the long, low room, in which over a hundred girls closely huddled together, were working, was sickly with the smell of cloth.
