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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 Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
afternoons
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
all
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almost
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
always
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From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
Arabella
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
averted
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From this reading Arabella had herself averted a catastrophe and dexterously turned the conversation in the nick of time.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
brain
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From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
catastrophe
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classical
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Clinker
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conversation
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countless
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Cricklander
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Derringham
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dexterously
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difficult
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dinner
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distinguished
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facts
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From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
force
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
Friday
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
generally
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
habit
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Arabella had herself averted a catastrophe and dexterously turned the conversation in the nick of time.
ice
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
kept
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From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
learning
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From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
letter
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
luncheon
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most
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mother
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
Mr
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Mrs
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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
mythological
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names
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nick
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From this reading Arabella had herself averted a catastrophe and dexterously turned the conversation in the nick of time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
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peculiarly
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personages
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From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
philosophies
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From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
primed
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From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
reference
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From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
room
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
skated
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
some
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From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
statistics
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subject
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Sunday
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
talking
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But first she looked up some facts in the countless books of reference she kept always by her.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabella had herself averted a catastrophe and dexterously turned the conversation in the nick of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
turned
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From this reading Arabella had herself averted a catastrophe and dexterously turned the conversation in the nick of time.
unclassical
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From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had a peculiarly unclassical brain, and found learning statistics about ancient philosophies and the names of mythological personages the most difficult of all.
up
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
very
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warned
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wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Cricklander had skated over some very thin ice at luncheon upon a classical subject, when talking to the distinguished Mr. Derringham, and she must be warned and primed up before dinner.
write
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From this reading Arabella Clinker took Sunday afternoons generally to write a long letter to her mother, and Good Friday seemed almost a Sunday, so she went up to her room from force of habit.
