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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 And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
abiding
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
All
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From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
become
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
botanizing
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From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
character
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
coins
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From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
COLLEGE
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From this reading _GOING TO COLLEGE_.
despondency
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
dull
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
effect
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
elder
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
energy
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
Esther
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
fresh
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
gained
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
general
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
GOING
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From this reading _GOING TO COLLEGE_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
harboured
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
heads
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
intercourse
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From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
invaluable
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
lessons
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From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
lifted
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
more
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
much
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
natural
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
openly
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
out
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
real
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
restored
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
some
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
spirits
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
spoken
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
spring
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
stagnation
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
steps
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
study
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From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
summer
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From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
taken
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
thoughts
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From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
threatened
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _GOING TO COLLEGE_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All through the summer the pleasant intercourse went on, and the lessons, and the botanizing, and the study of coins.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever thoughts were harboured in the elder heads, nothing was spoken openly, and no steps were taken for some time.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
work
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From this reading And much real work was done; but for Esther one invaluable and abiding effect of a more general character was gained.
youthful
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From this reading She was lifted out of her dull despondency, which had threatened to become stagnation, and restored to her natural life and energy and the fresh spring of youthful spirits.
