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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 On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
addressing
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From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
Agatha's
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
All
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
any
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From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
ask
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From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
bade
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From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
blue
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
bluest
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
breakfast
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
bridal
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
bright
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
curiously
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
day
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
distinctly
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
dress
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
Elizabeth
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From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
Eulalie
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
examined
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
fashion
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
father's
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
Frederick
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From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
Harper
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
hills
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
Holm
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
hung
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
Kingcombe
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
latest
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
letters
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
like
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
London
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
looking
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
made
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
Mary
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
Mrs
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
Nathanael
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
outline
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
pencilled
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
place
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
ready
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
refreshed
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
said
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From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
sat
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
shut-up
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
skies
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
supposed
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
table
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
tent
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
terraced
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
then
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
valley
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From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the terraced outline of the hills was pencilled distinctly against the bluest of blue skies, which hung like a tent over the shut-up valley.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
window
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From this reading She stood at the window looking at it, while Mary Harper made the breakfast and Eulalie curiously examined Agatha's dress, supposed to be the latest bridal fashion from London.
woke
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From this reading On the morning--her first morning at Kingcombe Holm--Mrs. Harper woke refreshed to a bright day.
writing
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From this reading Nathanael sat writing letters until breakfast was ready, and then took his father's place at the foot of the table.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Elizabeth bade me ask you,” said Mary, addressing him, “if you had any letters this morning from Frederick?
