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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 to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
all
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From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
badly
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
bettering
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
came
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From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
clear
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From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
condition
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
decent
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
especially
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
glad
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
got
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From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "People?" he said.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
lasted
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
living
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
made
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
new
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From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
once
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
out
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From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
peace
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
people
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From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
rich
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
said
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From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
satisfied
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From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
spite
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
strides
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
struggle
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
surely
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
things
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From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
trouble
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From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
two
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
very
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From this reading "Well, surely all must have been glad of peace when it came; especially when they found, as they must have found, that after all, they--even the once rich--were not living very badly.
war
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
Well
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From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Were people satisfied with the new order of things when it came?"
years
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From this reading As to those who had been poor, all through the war, which lasted about two years, their condition had been bettering, in spite of the struggle; and when peace came at last, in a very short time they made great strides towards a decent life.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said I, "so you got clear out of all your trouble.
