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advanced
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
Alberta
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From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
ambitious
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
Angella
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
anxious
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
baby
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
believed
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
break
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
Calgary
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
came
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From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
charge
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
child
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
city
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
conceived
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
day
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
Dr
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
early
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
EvernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
farmers
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From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
find
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
followed
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
girl
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
go
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
heavy
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
how
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
indeed
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
keep
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
land
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From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
late
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From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
Loring
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
March
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
McDermott
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
Nettie
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
Nettie's
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
particularly
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
rather
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
recovery
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
remain
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
scarcity
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
scheme
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
snowfalls
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
Spring
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From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
taken
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From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
tempt
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Angella, from the first day, had taken charge of the baby, and indeed it might have been her child rather than Nettie's.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
thaw
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
there
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
try
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
unknown
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
waiting
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
weather
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
well
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
wished
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From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
work
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From this reading Ever since her recovery Nettie had been waiting for the weather to break, so that she might go to Calgary and try to find work there, where she would be unknown, and Dr. McDermott had told her how great was the scarcity of help in the city.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Angella Loring was particularly anxious that year to be upon her land early, for she wished to keep Nettie with her, and had conceived an ambitious scheme which she believed would tempt the girl to remain.
year
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From this reading Spring came late to Alberta that year, and it was May before the farmers were upon the land.
Zero
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From this reading Zero weather followed the heavy March snowfalls, and May was well advanced before the first thaw began.
