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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 GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
absurd
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
any
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
apartment
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
beautiful
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
BIRTHDAY
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From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
candy
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
care
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
change
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
child
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
CHURCH
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From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
else
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
enough
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
friends
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From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
girl
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
GOES
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From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
hangs
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
HASauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
heroine
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
introduced
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From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
KATY
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From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
lady
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
like
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
looks
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
matron
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
mischievous
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
Miss
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From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
mother
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
only
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
picture
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
Redburn
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From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
romance
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
side
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
sits
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
Street
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
supported
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From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
taken
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
Temple
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
Ten
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
There
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KATY GOES TO CHURCH, AND HAS A BIRTHDAY PARTY.
very
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From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She is not beautiful enough to be the heroine of a romance, neither has she done any absurd thing; she has only supported her mother when she had no one else to care for her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There she sits in the pleasant apartment in Temple Street, where the picture of the mischievous girl still hangs, though it looks very little like the matron at her side, for whom it was taken.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
woman
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
years
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From this reading Ten years is a long time--long enough to change the child into a woman, the little candy merchant into a fine lady.
young
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From this reading I suppose, therefore, that my young friends will need to be introduced to Miss Redburn.
