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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 IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
All
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
anecdotes
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From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They made no mystery of the necessity for their being economical.
Brown
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
Captain's
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
concerning
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
Cranford
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
daily
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
discovered
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
economical
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From this reading They made no mystery of the necessity for their being economical.
ended
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
habits
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
heart
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
impossible
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
infinite
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
kindness
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
knew
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
live
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
made
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From this reading They made no mystery of the necessity for their being economical.
manifested
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
modes
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
month
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
much
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
mystery
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From this reading They made no mystery of the necessity for their being economical.
necessity
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From this reading They made no mystery of the necessity for their being economical.
new
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They made no mystery of the necessity for their being economical.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
occurred
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From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
openly
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
poverty
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
resident
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
respecting
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
simply
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
Some
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From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
spoken
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
talked
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From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
There
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
trio
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
unconsciously
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
various
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From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
very
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From this reading There was nothing new to be discovered respecting their poverty; for they had spoken simply and openly about that from the very first.
visit
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some little anecdotes were talked about for some time after they occurred.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All that remained to be discovered was the Captain’s infinite kindness of heart, and the various modes in which, unconsciously to himself, he manifested it.
whole
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From this reading IT was impossible to live a month at Cranford and not know the daily habits of each resident; and long before my visit was ended I knew much concerning the whole Brown trio.
