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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 They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
any
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From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
assembled
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
best
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
brothers
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
Cameron's
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
children
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From this reading "It is just this, children," said Helen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
Dalrymples
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
departure
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From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
difficulty
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
experienced
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
face
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
FIREFLY
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From this reading FIREFLY.
fuss
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
get
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From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
getting
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
gone
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
Helen
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
hour
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is just this, children," said Helen.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is just this, children," said Helen.
just
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From this reading "It is just this, children," said Helen.
laughed
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
lingered
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
made
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
Maybrights
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
Mrs
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
own
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
presence
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
pursuits
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
room
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
said
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From this reading "It is just this, children," said Helen.
scattered
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
Scorpion's
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From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
seriously
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From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
sisters
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
some
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It is just this, children," said Helen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She could not get any of them to think seriously of Scorpion's departure.
together
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From this reading Helen experienced some little difficulty in getting her scattered brothers and sisters together.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
two
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From this reading They laughed and lingered over their own pursuits, and told Helen to her face that she made a great fuss about nothing; in short, the best part of an hour had gone by before the Maybrights and the two Dalrymples assembled in Mrs. Cameron's presence in the morning room.
