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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
agitation
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
all
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From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
backwards
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
clearly
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From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
down
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
DRAYTON
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From this reading DRAYTON.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
FRIENDS
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
get
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From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
glad
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From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
go
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
habitual
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
heard
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
heart
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From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
house
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
MAKING
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From this reading MAKING FRIENDS.
Margaret
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
more
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From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
Mrs
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
old
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
out
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
own
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
quitted
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
remembering
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
room
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
safely
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
sate
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
showing
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
shut
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
slightly-built
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
then
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
Thornton
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
thus
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From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
up
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From this reading Margaret shut herself up in her own room, after she had quitted Mrs. Thornton.
walk
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
way
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From this reading She began to walk backwards and forwards, in her old habitual way of showing agitation; but, then, remembering that in that slightly-built house every step was heard from one room to another, she sate down until she heard Mrs. Thornton go safely out of the house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
yeaexclamationUS /jeɪ/
an old word for “yes”
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nay, I have done; you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart, That thus so clearly I myself am free.”
