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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 When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
actual
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
adjuncts
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
all
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
ALONEnounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE The name of the slough was Despond.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
Arthur
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stagholme in the spring came as a sort of shock to Dora.
burden
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
Cambridge
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
came
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From this reading Stagholme in the spring came as a sort of shock to Dora.
carry
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
certain
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
Despond
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From this reading ALONE The name of the slough was Despond.
Dora
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
down
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
find
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
fortnight
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
gave
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
growth
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
happier
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
happy
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
heavier
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
later
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ALONE The name of the slough was Despond.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONE The name of the slough was Despond.
pain
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
pro
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
relievednounUS /ˈrelieved/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
shock
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From this reading Stagholme in the spring came as a sort of shock to Dora.
slough
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From this reading ALONE The name of the slough was Despond.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
sort
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From this reading Stagholme in the spring came as a sort of shock to Dora.
spring
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From this reading Stagholme in the spring came as a sort of shock to Dora.
spring-time
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
Stagholme
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From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
strange
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
tempore
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From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE The name of the slough was Despond.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
There
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
things
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From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALONE The name of the slough was Despond.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were certain adjuncts to the growth of things which gave her actual pain.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a strange thing that in the spring-time those who are happy--_pro tempore_, of course, we know all that--are happier, while those who carry something with them find the burden heavier.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading When Dora returned to Stagholme a fortnight later she was relieved to find that Arthur had not yet come down from Cambridge.
