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5
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6
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7
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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 was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
actually
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age
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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
arms
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assigning
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back
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bathroom
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became
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becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
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beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
Britain
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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
Cloth
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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
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country
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d
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
dark
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difficulty
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eight
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eight-year-old
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evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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eyes
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face
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families
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fifteen
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find
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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full
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governess
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GreatnounUS /great/
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From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
hair
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hardihoods
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HEINEMANN
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
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hide
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houses
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
invisible
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itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Leather
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
legs
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LONDON
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
Looking
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LTD
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Minna
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months
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neighbouring
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net
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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occupied
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
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own
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people
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period
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PrintednounUS /printed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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realise
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round
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s
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
shyness
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significance
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straggly
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strange
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symbol
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From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Looking back on her hardihoods from eight to fifteen, I find difficulty in assigning to the bathroom period its full significance, to realise that she actually used to make herself invisible because she could not face strange people even of her own age.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
used
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very
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From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading _Printed in Great Britain._ Our families occupied neighbouring houses in the country, and Minna used to hide in the bathroom whenever our governess took us round.
WILLIAM
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From this reading Cloth, 5_s._ net; Leather, 7_s._ 6_d._ LONDON: WILLIAM HEINEMANN LTD.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was to us but a symbol of shyness for months before she became a body--a very thin body, with dark, straggly hair, and dark eyes, and very long legs and arms for an eight-year-old.
