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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 However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
actually
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
all
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From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COMMENCEMENT; AND CONCLUSION Dorothy in disgrace!
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
believed
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From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
Bishop
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
bounds
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
bring
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
came
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
COMMENCEMENT
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From this reading COMMENCEMENT; AND CONCLUSION Dorothy in disgrace!
CONCLUSION
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From this reading COMMENCEMENT; AND CONCLUSION Dorothy in disgrace!
confinement
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
counselor
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From this reading The dear guardian and wise counselor would greet her no more.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Uncle Seth was dead.
dear
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From this reading The dear guardian and wise counselor would greet her no more.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading COMMENCEMENT; AND CONCLUSION Dorothy in disgrace!
Dixie
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From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
Dorothy
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From this reading COMMENCEMENT; AND CONCLUSION Dorothy in disgrace!
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
far
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
favorite
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From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Uncle Seth was dead.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
greet
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From this reading The dear guardian and wise counselor would greet her no more.
guardian
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From this reading The dear guardian and wise counselor would greet her no more.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
hitherto
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From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
home
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
important
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading COMMENCEMENT; AND CONCLUSION Dorothy in disgrace!
incredible
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From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
matter
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
more
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
news
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The dear guardian and wise counselor would greet her no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
saddening
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
schoolmates
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From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
Seth
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From this reading For Uncle Seth was dead.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
southern
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
speak
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
trivial
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From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
Uncle
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From this reading For Uncle Seth was dead.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading However, she could never speak of the matter to anybody, except the Bishop when he came home from his southern journey and the news he had to bring her was so far more important and saddening that a short confinement "on bounds" seemed actually trivial.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading That seemed an incredible thing to her schoolmates, who had hitherto believed "Dixie" to be the one great favorite of all.
wise
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From this reading The dear guardian and wise counselor would greet her no more.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The dear guardian and wise counselor would greet her no more.
