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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 At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
back
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From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
best
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
boy
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
brother
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
business
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From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
disheartened
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From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
doubted
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
end
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
escape
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From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
eyes
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
general
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From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
get
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
goodness
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
hard
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
Henrietta
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
herspronounUS /hərz/
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
imp
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
keep
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
knew
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
Lem
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
Miss
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
money
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
night
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
no-account
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
only
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
out
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
own
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From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
plea
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
room
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From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
Satan
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
say
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
sent
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From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
set
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
supposed
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
Susan
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
thief
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
try
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From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
utterly
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From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
warning
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From this reading Lem she sent back to his own room with a warning that he was to try no escape business.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
way
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From this reading She supposed, however, she would have to keep him for, goodness knew! it was the only way she would ever get her money out of that no-account brother of hers.
weary
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From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
wished
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From this reading At the end of the long plea for the boy, the best Miss Susan would say was that if he was not a thief he was an imp of Satan and she wished she had never set eyes on him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
worked
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From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
world
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From this reading Henrietta went back to her room utterly weary and disheartened with the world in general.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It may be doubted if Henrietta would ever have worked as hard to save herself as she worked that night with Miss Susan to save Lem.
