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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 As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
active
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
ago
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
all
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
anxious
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
becoming
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
bring
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
brothers
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
burden
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
by-and-by
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
cripple
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
cure
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
die
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
disposes
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
ended
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
escort
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
far
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
felt
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
get
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
girl
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
God
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
going
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
Gray's
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
growing
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
hardly
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
hip
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
hopeless
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
how
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
jump
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
Lathom's
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
making
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
mischief
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
more
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
move
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
Mr
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
named
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
occasion
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
once
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
one's
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
out
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
pain
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
patient
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
possible
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
rather
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
recollect
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
return
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
saw
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
seventeen
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
sisters
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
some
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
soon
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
stiles
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
strong
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
suspicions
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
taken
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
telling
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
tire
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
top
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From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
unable
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
useless
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
very
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From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
walk
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From this reading I hardly recollect more than one walk after our return under Mr. Gray’s escort from Mr. Lathom’s.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
Well
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As far as I can remember, it was very soon after this that I first began to have the pain in my hip, which has ended in making me a cripple for life.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
wilful
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
wished
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From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Indeed, at the time, I was not without suspicions (which I never named) that the beginning of all the mischief was a great jump I had taken from the top of one of the stiles on that very occasion.
world
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From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, it is a long while ago, and God disposes of us all, and I am not going to tire you out with telling you how I thought and felt, and how, when I saw what my life was to be, I could hardly bring myself to be patient, but rather wished to die at once.
yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading You can every one of you think for yourselves what becoming all at once useless and unable to move, and by-and-by growing hopeless of cure, and feeling that one must be a burden to some one all one’s life long, would be to an active, wilful, strong girl of seventeen, anxious to get on in the world, so as, if possible, to help her brothers and sisters.
