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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 Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
Arthur
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
attendance
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
beeches
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
blotted
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From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
church
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
Cottage
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
day
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
dismissed
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
door
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
down-spouts
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
dripped
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
ears
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
eaves
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
far
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
father
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
fractious
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
gathered
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
going
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
gurgled
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
hills
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From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
home
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
house
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
Josina
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
minutes
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
Mist
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From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
mother
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
mourned
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From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
near
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
others
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
out
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From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
Peacock
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
pools
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
raw
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
roots
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
sadly
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
sat
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
softly
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
stayed
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
Sunday
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
tea
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
ten
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
then
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
trees
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
vale
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From this reading Mist blotted out the hills, and beneath it the vale mourned.
ventured
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
walking
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From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
wet
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From this reading The next day, Sunday, was raw and wet.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
windows
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From this reading The trees dripped sadly, pools gathered about the roots of the beeches, the down-spouts of the eaves gurgled softly in the ears of those who sat near the windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Peacock alone ventured to church in the afternoon, Arthur walking with her as far as the door, and then going on to the Cottage to have tea with his mother.
word
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From this reading Josina stayed at home in attendance on her father, but ten minutes after the others had left the house, he dismissed her with a fractious word.
