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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 had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
almost
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
Backhouse
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
bad
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
Becky
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
beef-tea
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
breakfast
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
chatty
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
cheered
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
children
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
day
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From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
DAYS
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
early
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
else
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From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
farm
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
father
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
Friday
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
get
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
go
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From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
greatly
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
home
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From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
just
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From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
knew
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
merry
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
milk
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
Milly
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
mother
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
Mr
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
news
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
night
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
Olly
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
out
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
patient
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From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
Quiet
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From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
RAVENSNEST
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
said
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
sleep
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
some
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
taken
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The doctor said they must just be patient.
Tiza
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
trudged
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
twice
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
two
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From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
up
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
usual
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From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
very
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From this reading LAST DAYS AT RAVENSNEST On Friday morning the children and their father trudged up very early to the farm to get news of Becky.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
well
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From this reading She had had a bad night Mr. Backhouse said, but she had taken some milk and beef-tea; she knew her father and mother quite well, and she had asked twice for Tiza.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for poor Tiza, a long sleep had cheered her up greatly, and when Milly and Olly went to take her out with them after breakfast, they found her almost as merry and chatty as usual.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Quiet and rest would make her well again, and nothing else, and Tiza was not to go home for a day or two.
