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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 The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
Abbot
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
age
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
became
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
boy
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
bringing
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
came
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
Cottier
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
drink
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
happened
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From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
hard
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
house
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From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
Hugh
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
husband
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
knew
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
live
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
living
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
lost
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
Mrs
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
near
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
Newton
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
old
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From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
out
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
own
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
particular
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
rather
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
results
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From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
school
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
schoolmaster
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
several
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
son
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
spoken
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
then
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From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
times
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
turned
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
twelve
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From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
uncle's
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From this reading After that, life in my uncle's house was a different thing to me.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
used
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
very
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From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading His wife left him then (or rather he left her; for a long time no one knew what became of him) and came to live with us, bringing with her little Hugh Cottier, her son, a boy of about my own age.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
wife
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
woman
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From this reading The woman near Newton Abbot (I have spoken of her several times) was a Mrs Cottier, the wife of a schoolmaster.
year
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From this reading Her husband used to drink very hard, and in this particular year he was turned out of the school, and lost his living.
years
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From this reading When I was twelve years old, something very terrible happened, with good results for myself.
