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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 EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
adventurous
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
ambitious
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From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
begin
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
begins
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
belong
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
border
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From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
chafe
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
children
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From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
crossed
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From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
days
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
decision
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
difficult
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
easy-going
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From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
EN
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
especially
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
fact
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From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
followed
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
go
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From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
happens
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
hated
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From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
leisure
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From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
less
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
letting
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From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
liked
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From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
live
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From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
longer
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
Miss
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
parents
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
people
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From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
reflect
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From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
restriction
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
ROUTE
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
say
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
sex
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
Street's
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
Streets
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From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were not ambitious and they were not adventurous and they hated letting go of their children.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
trite
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
truthful
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
unconventional
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
usually
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In fact, it was not until she had crossed the border that she found leisure to reflect.
way
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From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
weaker
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
whirl
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From this reading EN ROUTE To say that the days which followed Miss Street's unconventional decision passed in a whirl is to be both trite and truthful.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Streets were easy-going people who liked to live by the way.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
youth
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From this reading To begin with, the parents had been difficult, as good parents usually are when youth begins to chafe at restriction, especially if youth happens to belong to the weaker but no longer the less adventurous sex.
