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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 Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
all
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
always
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From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
ambition
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
annually
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From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
assistant
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
enviable
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From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
expected
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From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
eyes
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From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
far
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From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
find
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
Form
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
Friction
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
girls
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From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
goal
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
head
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From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
held
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From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
heroines
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From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
High
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
honours
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From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
juniors
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
kept
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
kindergarten
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
Kingfield
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
Lesbia
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
less
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From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
longed
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
member
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
mistress
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From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
more
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From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
position
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From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
prefect
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
prefectships
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From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
satisfactory
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From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
School
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
SixthnounUS /sixth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
teacher
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had always seemed a far more enviable position than that of head mistress.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
up
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
way
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
well
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From this reading Friction Lesbia returned to Kingfield High School to find herself a member of the Sixth Form, and a prefect, as well as an assistant teacher to the juniors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She had expected it, but the honours were none the less satisfactory.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The girls who had annually held prefectships had been heroines in her eyes.
year
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From this reading She had longed to be a prefect ever since her first year in the kindergarten, and had kept this goal for her ambition all the way up the school.
