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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 Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
all
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
almost
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
amusement
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
blamednounUS /blamed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
cutting
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
darkness
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
discontent
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
enough
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
find
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
finding
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
gave
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
George
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
give
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
glowered
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
good-night
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
Halkett
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
heather
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From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
immediate
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
knife
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
many
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From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
Miriam
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
moor
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
necessity
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
Notya
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
only
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
own
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
powerful
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
quarrelled
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
realize
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
ridiculous
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
road
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
sank
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From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
sat
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
scant
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
sharp
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
times
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From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
uninteresting
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
vastness
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
wanted
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From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She sank into the heather and told herself many times that she did not know what to do.
white
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From this reading She sat and glowered at the white road cutting the darkness of the moor and she thought it had the cruel look of a sharp and powerful knife.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
wit
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From this reading She had wit enough to realize that she was almost ridiculous in her discontent, but for that Notya must be blamed, and her own immediate necessity was to find amusement.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In all the vastness of the moor, George Halkett was the only being who could give her a taste of what she wanted, and she had quarrelled with George Halkett.
Zebedee
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From this reading Miriam took Zebedee to the road and, finding him uninteresting, she gave him a scant good-night and left him.
