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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 That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
affairs
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
all
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From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
almost
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From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
approach
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From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
Bishop
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
CAME
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
Christmas
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From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
classes
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
dread
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From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
excitement
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From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
get
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
gift-preparing
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
glad
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From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
Hallowe'en
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
home
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
I've
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
ICE
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
interested
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
Knowe
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
ladies
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
Lady
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
made
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
memorable
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
more
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
Oak
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
ominously
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From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
ordinary
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
peace
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From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
Principal
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
progress
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
quiet
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From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
rapid
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
routine
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
said
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
school
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From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
settled
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
smooth
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
SNOW
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
surfeit
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From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
then
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
Things
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From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Things are almost ominously quiet and I almost dread to have Christmas time approach.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
vacations
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
week
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From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That week had brought to all the school a surfeit of excitement so that all were glad of quiet and peace.
WHATpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT CAME WITH THE SNOW AND ICE After that memorable week of Hallowe'en, affairs at Oak Knowe settled into their ordinary smooth running.
years
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From this reading "The classes have never made such even, rapid progress before, in all the years I've been here;" said the Lady Principal to the good Bishop.
young
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From this reading All the young ladies get more interested then in gift-preparing and anticipations of vacations at home than in school routine.
