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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 Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
all
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
awaited
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "It is directed 'Mrs Denbigh,'" said Miss Benson, before giving it up.
Benson
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
Bradshaw's
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
Child
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
close-knotted
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
curious
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
Denbigh
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From this reading "It is directed 'Mrs Denbigh,'" said Miss Benson, before giving it up.
directed
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From this reading "It is directed 'Mrs Denbigh,'" said Miss Benson, before giving it up.
dizzy
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
existence
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From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
expectation
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
far
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
filling
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
giving
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From this reading "It is directed 'Mrs Denbigh,'" said Miss Benson, before giving it up.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
handwriting
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
hard
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From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
hopes
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
Miss
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
more
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
Mother
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
Mrs
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From this reading "It is directed 'Mrs Denbigh,'" said Miss Benson, before giving it up.
new-born
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From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
parcel
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
resolutions
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From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
rushing
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
Ruth
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
said
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
sorts
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
string
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
struggle
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From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
thoughts
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
Tuesday
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From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
turning
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From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
untying
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From this reading "It is in Mrs Bradshaw's handwriting;" and, far more curious than Ruth, she awaited the untying of the close-knotted string.
up
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From this reading "It is directed 'Mrs Denbigh,'" said Miss Benson, before giving it up.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For me!" said Ruth, all sorts of rushing thoughts and hopes filling her mind, and turning her dizzy with expectation.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it had been from "him," the new-born resolutions would have had a hard struggle for existence.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mother and Child "Here is a parcel for you, Ruth!" said Miss Benson on the Tuesday morning.
