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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 When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
article
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
banished
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
begun
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
belt
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
Betty
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
black
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
book
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
Bruce
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
bush
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
busy
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
call
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
carry
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
children
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
closed
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
coffee
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
continual
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
Cyril
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
door
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
early
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
evening
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
far
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
favourite
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
FIGHT
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
flung
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
garden
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
gather
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
go
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
gum
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
home
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
house
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
idea
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
knew
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
lay
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
leaving
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
meals
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
Mr
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
Mrs
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
Nancy
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
near
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
needed
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
old
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
only
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
opened
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
out
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
really
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
road
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
school
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
shade
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
side
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
sight
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
soon
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
sound
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
story
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From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
strong
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
study
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
sufficiently
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
Then
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
there
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
top
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
tray
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
trees
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
voices
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From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Mr. Bruce was busy over a story, or an article, or a book, every one in the house knew.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
wicket-gate
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From this reading THE FIGHT Betty was in the belt of bush that lay between the wicket-gate of her home and the road.
window
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From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then the study door would be closed and the window only opened at the top; then the children would be banished from the side garden into which the study looked, and from the passage outside the study door; then Mrs. Bruce would carry his meals to him upon a tray, and he would have strong black coffee in the early evening.
write
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From this reading She had come home as soon as school was out, come home leaving Cyril and Nancy behind her, flung herself beneath the shade of one of her favourite old gum trees, and begun to write.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Her idea was to be sufficiently near to home to gather from the sound of the voices that might call her if she were _really_ needed and yet to be so far from sight that the continual "Betty, come here," and "Betty, go there," could not be.
