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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 A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
busy
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
came
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capital
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
Cloudesley
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
cook
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
day's
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
evening
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
fancy-work
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
first
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first-rate
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
gave
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
going
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
good
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
grown
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
happily
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
happy
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
house
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
housekeeper
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
Jones
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
kinds
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
Lady
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less
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lessons
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
little
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
Mabel's
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made
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
making
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
Miss
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
MONSIEUR
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From this reading MONSIEUR OLIVER.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
much
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
nervous
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
now
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
old-fashioned
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
OLIVER
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From this reading MONSIEUR OLIVER.
Ollie
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
passed
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
plain
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
quietly
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
Ralph
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
Rest
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
Ruth
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
school
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
stronger
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
taught
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
Trulock's
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
various
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From this reading Mrs. Cloudesley taught her various kinds of fancy-work, and Miss Jones made her a first-rate cook and a capital housekeeper in every way.
very
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
way
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
woman
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From this reading Ollie was going to school now, and Ruth was a busy and a happy little woman, and had grown much stronger and less nervous than she had been when she first came to Lady Mabel's Rest.
work
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From this reading Ralph gave her lessons every evening, when the day's work was over, and was making a good scholar of her in a plain, old-fashioned way.
YEAR
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From this reading A YEAR passed very quietly and happily in Ralph Trulock's house.
