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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 SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
all
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
almost
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
aroused
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
assistance
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
came
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
children
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
clothing
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
coming
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
consequent
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
consumed
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
days
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
death
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
dependent
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
Dr
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
due
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
Ella
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
enabled
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
food
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
FRIEND
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From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
Gaston
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
Grubb
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
hard
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
just
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
labor
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
lay
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
meagre
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
money
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
month's
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
more
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
Mrs
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
necessities
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
NEEDnounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
NEEDLEWOMAN
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From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
once
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
owed
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
paralysis
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
pay
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
prompt
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
R
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
remaining
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
rendered
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From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
rent
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
reward
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
settle
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
several
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
SOME
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From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
state
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From this reading From a state of almost complete paralysis of mind, consequent upon the death of Ella, her necessities aroused her.
supply
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE prompt assistance rendered, by Dr. R--to Mrs. Gaston came just in time.
TROUBLES
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From this reading SOME OF THE TROUBLES OF A NEEDLEWOMAN.--A FRIEND IN NEED.
two
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From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This consumed all her money, and left her once more dependent upon the meagre reward of her hard labor to supply food and clothing for herself and her two remaining children.
winter
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
wood
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From this reading It enabled her to pay her month's rent, due for several days, to settle the amount owed to Mrs. Grubb, and lay in more wood for the coming winter.
