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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 Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
advised
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
any
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
back
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From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
Constable
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
far
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
feelings
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From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
find
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
following
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From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
Gentian
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
girl
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From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
girls
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
grace
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From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
hand
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From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
Hollyhock's
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From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
Jasmine
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
lass
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
leave
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
listen
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
ll
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
longed
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
Monday
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From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
Mrs
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
obstinate
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
once
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From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
other
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
others
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
out
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
pined
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
plough
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From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
possible
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
PROTEST
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From this reading UNDER PROTEST.
put
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From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
refused
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
remark
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From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
school
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From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
sort
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From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
stories
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From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'I 'll find out for myself,' was her remark; and Mrs Constable advised the other girls to leave this obstinate lass alone as far as possible.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER PROTEST.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She refused, however, to listen to any of the stories which Jasmine, Gentian, and the others longed and pined to tell her of the great school.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Whatever Hollyhock's feelings may have been, she went to school on the following Monday morning with a good grace.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was the sort of girl who, when once she put her hand to the plough, would not take it back again.
