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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 Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
always
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From this reading Beside, Sylvie always seemed contented.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
any
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was content indeed; at least, with her home and her aunt.
aunt
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From this reading She was content indeed; at least, with her home and her aunt.
Barry
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
BesideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside, Sylvie always seemed contented.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
conscientious
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
content
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From this reading She was content indeed; at least, with her home and her aunt.
contented
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From this reading Beside, Sylvie always seemed contented.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
darling
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
fashionable
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
Fred
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
friends
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From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
going
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
heavy
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From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
home
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
Hope
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
hung
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From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
indeed
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From this reading She was content indeed; at least, with her home and her aunt.
indolent
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From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
ladies
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
Lawrence
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was content indeed; at least, with her home and her aunt.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
like
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
misgiving
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
NOW
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
often
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
other
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
person
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
pleasures
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From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
resolve
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Beside, Sylvie always seemed contented.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
shrank
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
Sylvie
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
taken
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
Terrace
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
there
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From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
TimenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
trust
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOW that Fred Lawrence had come home, there was no need of going so often to Hope Terrace, Sylvie thought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Time never hung heavy on her hands; for she was not indolent, and there were friends and pleasures.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
young
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From this reading Miss Barry had a conscientious misgiving that Sylvie ought to be taken about like other young ladies; but she shrank from fashionable life herself, and could not resolve to trust her darling with any other person.
