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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 She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
Agatha
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From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
delightful
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From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
duties
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From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
easier
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From this reading She had made life easier for them.
eaves
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From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
farmhouses
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From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had made life easier for them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
get
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From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
Hazels
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From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
HERdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
honeysuckle
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From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
Lady
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From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
LADYSHIP
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From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made life easier for them.
made
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From this reading She had made life easier for them.
marvelled
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From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
Mary
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From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
more
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From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
onerous
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From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
only
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From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
own
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From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
people
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From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
picture
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From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
prettiness
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From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
red-brick
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From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
roses
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From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
see
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From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made life easier for them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She could never get over the feeling that it was only a picture.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had made life easier for them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
town
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From this reading HER LADYSHIP At Hazels Mary found her duties more onerous than they had been in town.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was delightful to see Lady Agatha among her own people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mary marvelled at the prettiness of the red-brick farmhouses, with roses and honeysuckle to their eaves.