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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 Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
actually
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
admiration
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
admit
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
advent
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
anger
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
arrived
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
assuredly
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
backbone
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
become
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
cannot
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
circle
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
combined
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
comprised
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
CONSPIRACY
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From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY.
Daisy
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
described
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
down
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
endeavour
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
entire
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
excitement
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
felt
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
fiercer
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
fifteen
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
friends
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
girls
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY.
grew
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
Hollyhock
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
Hollyhock's
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
hour
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
immense
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
instantly
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
just
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
kind
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
Leucha
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
Macintyre
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
made
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
miserable
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
most
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
naughty
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
now
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
put
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From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
school
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
Scots
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
sort
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
stirred
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
stronger
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
suppressed
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT CONSPIRACY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
There
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From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
undefined
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From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
vain
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From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was suppressed excitement in the school, that sort which cannot be described, but which most assuredly must be felt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mrs Macintyre put it down to the advent of the fifteen girls who had just arrived from Edinburgh.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leucha stirred herself and made a vain endeavour to become friends with them; but they were Scots to the backbone, and went over instantly in a body to Hollyhock's circle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This was so immense now that it actually comprised the entire school, except the poor miserable Daisy and the naughty Leucha, whose anger against Hollyhock, combined with a kind of undefined admiration, which she would not for the life of her admit, grew fiercer and stronger hour by hour.
