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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 They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
Abbey
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act
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acting
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
any
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
audience
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
Bess
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
chanced
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
collect
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
common
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
dabbled
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
enthusiastic
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
few
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
friends
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
get
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From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
girls
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
Ingred
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
innumerable
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
instrument
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
interest
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
keen
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
lesson
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
liked
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
line
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
made
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
making
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
music
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
musical
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From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
Nature
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
near
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
Now
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
opportunity
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
other
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
piano
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
pieces
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
players
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
playing
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
possibilities
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
progress
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
pursued
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
Recital
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
school
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
showing
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
society
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From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
study
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
subjects
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From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
suggested
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From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
talents
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
tennis
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From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
there
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
together
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
try
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From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
up
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From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
violin
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From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
vote
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From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bess was making as good progress on the violin as Ingred on the piano, so there seemed great possibilities of playing together.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were both keen tennis players, dabbled a little in art, pursued Nature study, liked acting, when they had any opportunity of showing their talents in that line, and were enthusiastic over music.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Abbey Recital Now that Ingred had at last made friends with Bess, she found they had innumerable subjects of interest in common.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes when Bess brought her instrument to school for her lesson, she and Ingred would try over a few pieces, and other girls who chanced to be near would collect and act audience.
year
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From this reading "I vote we get up a musical society next year," suggested Ingred.
