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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 THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
away
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
beautiful
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
bore
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
breakings
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But yesterday she had "broken up" for ever.
Bruce
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From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But yesterday she had "broken up" for ever.
carefully
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
dawned
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From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
DAY
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From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
Dorothea
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From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
dreaded
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From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
dreamed
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From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
eight
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But yesterday she had "broken up" for ever.
examined
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first day after school life!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
friendships
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
given
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
griefs
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
hair
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
hours
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
how
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
intimate
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
joyfully
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
joys
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
keepsakes
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
lessons
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first day after school life!
locks
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
looking
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
loss
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
meetings
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
mournfully
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
owned
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
play
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
quarrellings
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
SCHOOL
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From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
school-days
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
see
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
shoulder
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
small
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
sweet
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
taken
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
tendrils
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY AFTER SCHOOL A great day had dawned for Dorothea Bruce, a day long dreamed of and alas, long dreaded!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
to-day
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From this reading Yesterday she had mournfully given eight locks of her beautiful hair away as "keepsakes," although it must be owned to-day she had examined her hair carefully, looking over her shoulder to see how it bore the loss of its tendrils.
two
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
up
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
years
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From this reading She would joyfully have taken another two years of school-days, with their sober joys and sweet intimate friendships; their griefs and small quarrellings; their lessons and their play hours; their meetings and their breakings up.
yesterday
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From this reading But yesterday she had "broken up" for ever.
