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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 A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
Allinson
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
American
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
Andrew
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
annoyance
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
arrival
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
attraction
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
back
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
circulated
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
city
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
crossed
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
daughter
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
day
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
deal
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
drove
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
dwelt
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
eagerly
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
expedition
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
father
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
floor
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
Frobisher
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
gaieties
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
glad
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
heard
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
ice
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
indeed
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
journeyed
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
Lake
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
Landing
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
less
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
looking
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
man
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
Mappin
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
more
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
news
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
now
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
often
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
proprietor
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
return
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
saw
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
Shadows
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
some
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
spent
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
spoke
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From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
store
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From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The proprietor had nothing to tell her, but while she spoke to him a man crossed the floor, and she saw with annoyance that it was Mappin.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
then
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From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frobisher thought of them now and then, and his daughter more often; indeed, her mind dwelt a good deal on Andrew after he left and she found herself looking forward eagerly to his return.
usual
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
WAY
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
weeks
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From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading On the day after her arrival she drove across the ice to the Landing and inquired at a store where news circulated whether anything had been heard of the Allinson expedition.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
wilds
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She spent some weeks in an American city with her father, but its gaieties had less attraction for her than usual, and she was glad when they went back for a time to the Lake of Shadows.
WOMAN'S
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From this reading A WOMAN'S WAY They had not been forgotten while they journeyed through the wilds.
