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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 Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
ANOTHERnounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ANOTHER MISTAKE.
arm
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
BARBARA
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
become
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From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
capable
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From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
care
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From this reading Those who loved her, those who had care of her must decide for her.
caught
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
child
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From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
completely
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From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
Coyshe
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
decide
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From this reading Those who loved her, those who had care of her must decide for her.
deciding
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From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
Eve
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
father's
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
loved
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From this reading Those who loved her, those who had care of her must decide for her.
made
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From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
MISTAKE
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From this reading ANOTHER MISTAKE.
Mr
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
Mrs
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From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Those who loved her, those who had care of her must decide for her.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
now
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From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
other
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From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
own
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
reasonably
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From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.
room
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
saw
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
sister
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From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
then
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who loved her, those who had care of her must decide for her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
up
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From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
upstairs
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From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Barbara had now completely made up her mind that her sister was to become Mrs. Coyshe.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BARBARA saw Mr. Coyshe into her father’s room, and then went upstairs to Eve, caught her by the arm, and drew her into her own room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those who loved her, those who had care of her must decide for her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Eve was a child, never would be other, never capable of deciding reasonably for herself.