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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 KATY MAKES A LARGE SALE.
all
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
back
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
braced
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
bright
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From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
contempt
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
courage
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
down
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
early
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From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
felt
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
forth
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
fortitude
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
full
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From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
fun
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
going
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
heart
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From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
hope
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From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
insult
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
KATY
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From this reading KATY MAKES A LARGE SALE.
LARGE
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From this reading KATY MAKES A LARGE SALE.
laughed
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
made
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
MAKES
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From this reading KATY MAKES A LARGE SALE.
meet
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
mother
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
obstacle
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
ones
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
people
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
perform
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
prepared
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
resolved
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
rose
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From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
SALE
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From this reading KATY MAKES A LARGE SALE.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
thoughtless
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
trials
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
turn
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
up
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From this reading She was, therefore, prepared for all these trials, but she had braced herself up to meet them with courage and fortitude.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katy rose the next morning bright and early, and her heart was full of hope.
wicked
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From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
work
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From this reading She felt that she had a great work to perform, and she was going forth to do it, resolved that no obstacle should turn her back.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her mother had told her that she would be laughed at, and made fun of; that thoughtless people would look down upon her with contempt, and that wicked ones would insult her.
