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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 In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
Afterwards
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
all
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
Anna
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
attired
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
bed
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
beforehand
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
begun
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
came
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
day
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
Dolly
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
few
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
go
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
going
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
got
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From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
heart
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
I've
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From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
inexhaustible
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
intimate
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
looking
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
matters
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
much
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From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
near
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
night
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
Now
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From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
own
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
said
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From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
sat
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
see
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
several
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
speak
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
stores
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
talk
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
times
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
want
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From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
wanting
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From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
we'll
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now they were by themselves, and Anna did not know what to talk about.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dolly was wanting to go to bed when Anna came in to see her, attired for the night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
window
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From this reading She sat in the window looking at Dolly, and going over in her own mind all the stores of intimate talk which had seemed so inexhaustible beforehand, and she found nothing.
words
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From this reading In the course of the day Anna had several times begun to speak of matters near her heart, and every time after a few words she had stopped: “Afterwards, by ourselves, we’ll talk about everything.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ve got so much I want to tell you,” she said.
