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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 He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
accordin
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
aisle
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
all
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
away
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
delicate
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
differed
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From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
father
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
followed
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
Jerome
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
joy
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From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
late
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
looks
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
Lucina
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
meeting-house
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
months
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
mother
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
now
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
orchards
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
people
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From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
pews
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
reported
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
return
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
saw
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From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
sharplynounUS /ˈsharply/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
sitting-room
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
some
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
spring
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
spying
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
Sunday
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
thinkin
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
three
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From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
throb
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From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
up
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
Upham
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From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
way
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
well
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From this reading It had been told in Upham that Lucina was quite well, but when people saw her they differed as to her appearance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Lucina and her mother were away some three months; it was late spring when they returned.
white
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From this reading Jerome saw her for the first time after her return when she followed her father and mother up the aisle one Sunday in May when all the orchards were white.
windows
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He thought, with a great throb of joy, that she looked quite well, that she must be well.
women
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From this reading "She looks dreadful delicate now, accordin' to my way of thinkin'," some of the women, spying sharply upon her from their sitting-room windows and their meeting-house pews, reported.
