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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 But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
able
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
almost
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
angry
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
aroused
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
counted
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
CoursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
Cragg
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
Cragg's
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
deeply
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
doctor's
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
Dot
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
engaged
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
evening
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
Events
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
extent
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
favour
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
harder
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From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
incapable
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From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
individual
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
injured
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
jealous
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
knew
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From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
made
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From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
Mrs
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
much
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
now
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
nurse
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
nursing
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From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
orders
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
otherwise
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From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
ousted
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
Pattie
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
Pattie's
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From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
regarded
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From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
see
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
sick-room
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
spent
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
temper
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
undertaken
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From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
unpleasant
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From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
usually
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
walking
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Course of Events THAT Pattie should be counted able to nurse Dot, when she—Mrs. Cragg— was not able, aroused Mrs. Cragg's jealous temper to an unpleasant extent.
whole
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From this reading She did not see much of Mrs. Cragg, for almost her whole time, from morning till evening, was spent with Dot; and when not engaged in the sick-room she was usually, by the doctor's orders, either walking or resting.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now that she had not been asked, now that she had been ousted in favour of another, she regarded herself as a deeply injured individual; and she was angry with Pattie.
work
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From this reading This made Pattie's work harder than it would otherwise have been.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She knew herself to be incapable, and she would not have undertaken the nursing, had she been asked to do so.
