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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 stayed but a little while talking with me.
allusion
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
away
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From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
beech-wood
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
breakfast
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
bustling
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
close
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
cottage
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
day
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From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
earlier
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From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
grave
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
How
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It talked to me like a living thing.
John
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From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
like
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From this reading It talked to me like a living thing.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
living
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From this reading It talked to me like a living thing.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
made
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
manner
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
March
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
Mr
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
Mrs
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
night's
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
now
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
occurrences
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
only
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
previous
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
quiet
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
rode
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From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
runnel
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
singing
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
sitting
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
stayed
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From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
summer
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
talked
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From this reading It talked to me like a living thing.
talking
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From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It talked to me like a living thing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
thread
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
Tod
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
unconcerned
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From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
weather
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From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While Mrs. Tod was bustling over our breakfast he asked her, in a grave and unconcerned manner, "How Mr. March was this morning?" which was the only allusion he made to the previous night's occurrences.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stayed but a little while talking with me.
wont
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From this reading The next day John rode away earlier even than was his wont, I thought.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading I had a long, quiet day alone in the beech-wood, close below our cottage, sitting by the little runnel, now worn to a thread with the summer weather, but singing still.
