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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 She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
age
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From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
alarm
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From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
any
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
arises
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
due
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From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
emergency
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
full
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
glad
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From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
got
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From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
grandchild
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From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
inexperienced
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From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
leisure
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From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
much
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From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
Murray
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From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
old
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
ostentation
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
own
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From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
panic
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From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
patient
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
phase
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From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
requires
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
shows
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From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
sorry
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From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
there
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From this reading And there was no panic of alarm about her, such as might have come to the inexperienced.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was not sorry for herself, nor did she think much of her own age, or of what was due to her.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Murray was left alone with her grandchild, and she was glad.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Though she was old, she was full of that patient strength which shows itself without any ostentation whenever the emergency which requires it arises.
woman
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From this reading She had long got over that phase of life in which a woman has leisure to think of herself.
