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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 NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
all
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
also
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
apathy
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
Aun
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From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
aunt
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
Baron
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
breakfast
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From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
broken-spirited
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
came
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From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
certainly
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
dismal
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
dreary
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
early
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
experience
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
fixed
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
furthest
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
harsh
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
house
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
household
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
impression
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
interfere
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
Jinkey
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From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
listened
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
Lou's
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
meagre
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From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
Mrs
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
NEW
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
occurred
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
physically
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
prepared
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From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
presided
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
rescue
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From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
room
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
ROUTINE
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
scenes
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
shrunken
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From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
side
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
slept
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
sort
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
teach
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aun' Jinkey came to the rescue and prepared a meagre breakfast.
too
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
uncle
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
use
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
views
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
wakened
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A NEW ROUTINE It certainly was a dismal, shrunken household that Mrs. Baron presided over that morning.
ways
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From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
weak
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From this reading She listened in a sort of dreary apathy to all that had occurred, feeling that she was too weak physically and too broken-spirited to interfere.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She also had the impression that it would have been of no use--that her uncle and aunt were so fixed in their ways and views that nothing but harsh experience could teach them anything.
Zany
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From this reading Miss Lou's room being on the side of the house furthest from the scenes of the early morning, she had slept on till Zany wakened her.
