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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 Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
Betty
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
children
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
church
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
clergyman's
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
congregation
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
CouplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
daughter
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
door
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
dressed
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
elder
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
farmers
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
few
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
friend
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
grandly
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
grim
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
grown-up
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
instrument
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From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
large
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
Made
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
Mr
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
Nesta
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
Nesta's
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From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
nod
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
nurse
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
occupied
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
old-fashioned
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
only
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
organ
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From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
others
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
own
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
pew
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
played
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From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
playing
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From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
round
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
Russell
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
saw
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
schoolmaster
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From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
seats
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
seem
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From this reading The organ was played by the schoolmaster, and after Nesta's playing it did not seem the same instrument.
sexton
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
small
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
solitary
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From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She saw Mr. Russell standing grim and solitary in his large, old-fashioned pew; and she had a nod from the sexton at the church door.
Sunday
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
taken
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
three
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From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
vain
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
village
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From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a small village congregation; and Betty looked round in vain for her friend Nesta.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Made into a Couple The next morning being Sunday, the three elder children were taken to church by nurse.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
wife
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
wives
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From this reading The clergyman's wife and grown-up daughter and a few grandly dressed farmers' wives were the only others who occupied seats of their own.
