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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 Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
Avelyn
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
boarder
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
boxes
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
chocolate
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
clique
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
considered
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
dormitory
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
elect
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
felt
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
four
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
Friday
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
fun
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
going
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
hair
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
heart
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
helped
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
Hopkins
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
impartially
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
included
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
innermost
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
intervening
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
lasted
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
lives
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
living
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
Monday
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
much
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
nine
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
o'clock
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
occasional
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
occupied
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole, they treated her rather well.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
other
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
plait
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
private
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
privileges
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From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
rather
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From this reading On the whole, they treated her rather well.
room-mates
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From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
round
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
rubbed
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From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
shared
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
showed
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
Silverside
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
thankful
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From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the whole, they treated her rather well.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
treasures
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From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
treated
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From this reading On the whole, they treated her rather well.
two
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From this reading Avelyn felt that she was living two lives: one began at nine o'clock on Monday morning, and lasted till four on Friday, and the other occupied the intervening time.
very
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From this reading Her room-mates rubbed it into her that she _was_ a boarder, and as such must be very thankful for her privileges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
weekly
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From this reading Miss Hopkins Though Avelyn, as a weekly boarder, was not quite in the innermost heart of the Silverside clique, she was nevertheless considered one of the elect.
well
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From this reading On the whole, they treated her rather well.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They included her as much as they could in what fun was going on, helped her to plait her hair, showed her their private treasures, and shared their occasional boxes of chocolate impartially round the dormitory.
whole
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From this reading On the whole, they treated her rather well.
