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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 Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
adrift
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From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
birthday
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From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
bloom
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
canoe
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From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
countenance
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
cove
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
cut
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From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
day
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From this reading Jane Derwent was just seventeen years old that day.
dear
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From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
Derwent
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From this reading Jane Derwent was just seventeen years old that day.
exquisite
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
girlhood
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
go
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From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
grown
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
improved
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
Jane
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
just
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From this reading Jane Derwent was just seventeen years old that day.
landed
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
like
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
loose
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From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
loveliness
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
Mary
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
missionary
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
music
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
old
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From this reading Jane Derwent was just seventeen years old that day.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
overhung
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
person
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
picture
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
set
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From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
seventeen
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From this reading Jane Derwent was just seventeen years old that day.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
sisters
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
soul
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
sound
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
symmetry
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
then
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
three
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
tints
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have a great mind to cut the canoe loose and set it adrift.”
together
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
touches
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From this reading Both had grown into girlhood since then, and both had improved in loveliness; Jane in the bloom and symmetry of her person—Mary in that exquisite loveliness of countenance which touches the soul like music in a sound, or tints in a picture.
trees
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
two
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane Derwent was just seventeen years old that day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
willow
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
years
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From this reading The two sisters stood together under the willow trees that overhung the little cove from which Mary had landed with the missionary three years before.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And so you _will_ go, Mary, dear—though this is my birthday?
