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Agnes
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
always
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
angry
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
arrival
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
bedtime
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
broke
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
called
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW LIFE IN ILLER-STREAM Winter had come.
complaints
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
day
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From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
days
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
especially
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
filled
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
fire
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
garret
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
greeted
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NEW LIFE IN ILLER-STREAM Winter had come.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
hated
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
ILLER-STREAM
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From this reading NEW LIFE IN ILLER-STREAM Winter had come.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW LIFE IN ILLER-STREAM Winter had come.
indignantly
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
inhabitants
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW LIFE IN ILLER-STREAM Winter had come.
lives
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
lodging
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
lose
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
loud
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
more
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From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
much
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
NEW
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From this reading NEW LIFE IN ILLER-STREAM Winter had come.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
out
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
plans
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From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
ready
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
regrets
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
regular
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
several
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
sleeping
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
sorry
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From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
spit
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
times
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From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
up
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From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We lose half of our lives in sleeping,” she indignantly called out several times.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They were always sorry when the day was done and no more time was left for their plans.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Agnes was especially angry and ready to spit fire from disgust at the arrival of the hated bedtime which always broke up everything.
Winter
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From this reading NEW LIFE IN ILLER-STREAM Winter had come.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
work
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From this reading For the inhabitants of the garret lodging the days were filled with so much regular work that the nights were always greeted with loud regrets and complaints.
