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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 POLLY TRIES A LITTLE MISSIONARY WORK.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
advised
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
bay
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
Berkeley
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
buildings
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
change
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
circle
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
college
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
concerns
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
conversation
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
correspondence
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
distance
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
Edgar
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
else
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
explained
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
fact
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
Francisco
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
friends
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
intimately
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POLLY TRIES A LITTLE MISSIONARY WORK.
lived
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
MISSIONARY
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From this reading POLLY TRIES A LITTLE MISSIONARY WORK.
month
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
months
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
Noble
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
note
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
old
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
Olivers
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
once
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
only
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
people
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
POLLY
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From this reading POLLY TRIES A LITTLE MISSIONARY WORK.
Polly's
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
Professor
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
Salazar
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
San
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
see
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From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
some
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
Spanish
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
started
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Olivers had been in San Francisco over a month, but though Edgar Noble had been advised of the fact, he had not come over from Berkeley to see his old friends.
TRIES
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From this reading POLLY TRIES A LITTLE MISSIONARY WORK.
trip
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
unanswered
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
university
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
very
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From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
visited
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From this reading She had once visited the university buildings, but Professor Salazar lived not only at some distance from the college, but at some distance from everything else.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One change had come over their life during these months which, although not explained in Polly's correspondence, concerns our little circle of people very intimately.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
WORK
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From this reading POLLY TRIES A LITTLE MISSIONARY WORK.
written
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From this reading Polly had at length written him a note, which still remained unanswered when she started one afternoon on a trip across the bay for her first Spanish conversation with Professor Salazar.
