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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 RESORTS TO A LOAN.
ability
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
act
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
all
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From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
appeared
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
ask
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
charity
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
child
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
considered
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
crushing
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
deal
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
debt
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
demanding
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
dollars
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
favor
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
felt
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
friends
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
honesty
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
impose
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From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
inviting
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
KATY
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From this reading KATY RESORTS TO A LOAN.
like
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
LOAN
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From this reading KATY RESORTS TO A LOAN.
matter
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
mission
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From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
more
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
obstacles
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
offered
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
path
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
payment
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
poverty
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
pride
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
repose
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
RESORTS
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From this reading KATY RESORTS TO A LOAN.
rose
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
security
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
sufficient
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
throw
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KATY RESORTS TO A LOAN.
twelve
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
twenty
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
up
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
value
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
vast
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From this reading She was a child of twelve, and to ask a loan of twenty dollars, though she offered sufficient security for the payment of the debt, seemed like demanding a great deal of her friends--like inviting them to repose a vast amount of confidence in her ability and honesty.
want
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
watch
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From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
weight
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From this reading Again she felt the crushing weight of poverty, and pride rose up to throw obstacles in her path.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Katy was not at all pleased with the mission which her duty seemed to impose upon her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would not want the watch; it would be of no value to them; and the more she considered the matter, the more like an act of charity appeared the favor she was about to ask.
