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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 I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
addressed
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From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
cross
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From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
day
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
days
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From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
dear
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From this reading THE WALK “Oh, dear!
down
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
dull
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From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
enliven
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From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
four
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
go
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From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
Hatfield
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
inducement
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From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
laid
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
lamentation
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From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
listlessly
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
M
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
Matilda
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From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
now
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From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
observed
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From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
Oh
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From this reading THE WALK “Oh, dear!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
out
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From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
P
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
parties
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From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
Pity
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From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
portentous
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
precipitate
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
Rosalie
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
said
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WALK “Oh, dear!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
there
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From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
There's
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From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There’s no inducement to go out now; and nothing to look forward to.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
WALK
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From this reading THE WALK “Oh, dear!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
week
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From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The days will be so long and dull when there are no parties to enliven them; and there are none this week, or next either, that I know of.”
window
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
wish
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
worsted-work
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
yawn
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From this reading I wish Hatfield had not been so precipitate!” said Rosalie next day at four P.M., as, with a portentous yawn, she laid down her worsted-work and looked listlessly towards the window.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Pity you were so cross to him,” observed Matilda, to whom this lamentation was addressed.
