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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 "If Harold is a comfort to her, shall I begrudge her that comfort!
absence
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
all
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
almost
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
any
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
beating
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
begrudge
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From this reading "If Harold is a comfort to her, shall I begrudge her that comfort!
clearly
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
comfort
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From this reading "If Harold is a comfort to her, shall I begrudge her that comfort!
conscious
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
days
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
feared
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
GARDEN
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From this reading THE GARDEN PARTY.
girl
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
Harold
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
hated
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
head
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
home
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
hot
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
How
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If Harold is a comfort to her, shall I begrudge her that comfort!
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If Harold is a comfort to her, shall I begrudge her that comfort!
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If Harold is a comfort to her, shall I begrudge her that comfort!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
jealousy
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
Jerrie
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
Maude
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
much
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
noonday
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
numbered
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
parasol
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GARDEN PARTY.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
rapidly
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
said
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "If Harold is a comfort to her, shall I begrudge her that comfort!
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
sick
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From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
sun
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GARDEN PARTY.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
times
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
Tom
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
too
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From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
very
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
walked
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From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerrie walked very rapidly toward home, almost running at times, and not at all conscious of the absence of her parasol, or that the noonday sun was beating hot upon her head.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was too much excited to think of any thing clearly except of what Tom had said to her of Maude and Harold.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading How she hated him for it, and hated herself, for her jealousy of the poor little sick girl, whose days she feared were numbered.
