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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 Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
all
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
bravely
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
Buonaparte
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
chopped
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
Christopher
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
coal
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
consoled
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
dwelling
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From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
enough
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
Esther
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From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
exterior
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
father
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
getting
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From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
give
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
given
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
got
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
helpers
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
home
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
homelike
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
intent
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
knew
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
made
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From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
making
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
means
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
measure
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
money
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
MOVING
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From this reading _MOVING_.
new
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
other
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
pleasure
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From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
ready
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
sale
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
shock
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From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
some
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
things
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From this reading The ready money from the sale of Buonaparte had given her the means for that and for some other things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Esther made to herself a pleasure of getting the little dwelling in order.
two
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
winter
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
wood
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
work
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From this reading With two such helpers as she had, the work went on bravely, and Christopher got in coal and chopped wood enough to last all winter.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was intent upon making the new home look so homelike that her father should be in some measure consoled for the shock which she knew its exterior would give him.
