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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 She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
acquaintances
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
all
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
any
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
away
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
best
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
bringing
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
Carlyon
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
caused
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
Cheiron
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
confine
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
days
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
delight
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
Derringham
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
devouring
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
directed
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
doing
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
echo
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
eyes
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
four
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
friends
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give
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given
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
Greek
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
growing
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
habit
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
Halcyone
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
house
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
ideas
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
intelligent
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
John
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
joy
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
kept
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
loved
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mental
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
orchard
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
people
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period
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places
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
presence
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
purpose
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
read
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reading
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
regulating
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
Renaissance
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
repress
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
resentment
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
sense
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
sign
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
simple
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
some
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From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
stranger
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From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
taking
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
teaching
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From this reading Cheiron did not confine himself to teaching her Greek alone, but directed all her reading, taking a growing delight in her intelligent mind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
there
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
three
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From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had kept away on purpose and was doing her best to repress the sense of resentment the thought of the presence of a stranger caused.
up
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
visualizing
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From this reading This period seemed to give some echo of the Greek ideas she loved, and as was her habit she was visualizing everything as she read, bringing the people and the places up before her mental eyes, and regulating them into friends or acquaintances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John Derringham had been at the orchard house for three or four days before there was any sign of Halcyone.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Carlyon had given her some simple books upon the Renaissance which she was devouring with joy.
