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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 A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
anxious
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
arrangements
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
atmosphere
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
away
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
bedroom
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
certainly
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
Christmas
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From this reading The remembrance of Christmas was hardly enlivening.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
Easter
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
elderly
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
enlivening
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From this reading The remembrance of Christmas was hardly enlivening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
gathered
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
girl
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
go
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
Governess
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
hardly
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From this reading The remembrance of Christmas was hardly enlivening.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
hints
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
Holiday
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
holidays
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
hoped
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From this reading She sincerely hoped it would not be to Mrs. Newton's.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sincerely hoped it would not be to Mrs. Newton's.
Lesbia
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
making
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
mid-Victorian
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
Mrs
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From this reading She sincerely hoped it would not be to Mrs. Newton's.
near
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
Newton's
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From this reading She sincerely hoped it would not be to Mrs. Newton's.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She sincerely hoped it would not be to Mrs. Newton's.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The remembrance of Christmas was hardly enlivening.
out
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
Pattersons
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
prospect
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
remembrance
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From this reading The remembrance of Christmas was hardly enlivening.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
sincerely
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From this reading She sincerely hoped it would not be to Mrs. Newton's.
sixteen
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
spend
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
tempting
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
three
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
thrown
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
use
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
various
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
very
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From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
wanted
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From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
weeks
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From this reading Another three weeks in that elderly mid-Victorian atmosphere was certainly not a tempting prospect to a girl of sixteen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From various hints thrown out by the Pattersons, she gathered that they wanted to use her bedroom, and were making arrangements for her to go away.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading A Holiday Governess When Easter drew near, Lesbia began to be very anxious as to where she was to spend her holidays.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She sincerely hoped it would not be to Mrs. Newton's.
