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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 Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
all
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
allowed
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
any
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
attacks
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
Aunt
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
bicycle
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
birthday
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
bronchitis
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
camp-stool
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
David
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
declared
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
delicacy
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
Devonshire
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
easel
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
event
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
father's
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
favourite
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
former
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
fragile-looking
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
friends
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
gave
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
hardly
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
hobby
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
importance
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
lavish
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
live
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
Love-in-a-Mist
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
luckily
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
Many
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
Mavis's
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
Merle
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
more
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
mother
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
much
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
music
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
Nellie
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
new
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
north
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
now
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
old
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
outgrowing
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
painting
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
past
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
permission
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
present
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
prohibited
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
Ramsays
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
rapidly
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
ride
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From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
seventeen
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
sketching
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
special
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
stronger
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
taller
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From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
things
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From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
Uncle
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From this reading Her mother gave her a sketching easel and Merle a camp-stool, for painting was at present her favourite hobby, and Uncle David and Aunt Nellie were lavish in books and music.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was still more fragile-looking than Merle, but her attacks of bronchitis were luckily things of the past, and she was rapidly outgrowing all her former delicacy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Many things which had been prohibited before were allowed her now, and her father's present was a new bicycle and the permission to ride it.
world
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From this reading Love-in-a-Mist The next event of any special importance in the Ramsays' world was Mavis's birthday.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She was seventeen now, and was so much taller and stronger since she had come to live in Devonshire that her mother declared their old friends in the north would hardly know her.
