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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 Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
always
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From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
attendance
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
away
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
back
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her place had been kept for her by Rhoda.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
busy
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From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her place had been kept for her by Rhoda.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
concerned
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From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
constant
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
faintest
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
Fashions
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
five-and-twenty
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
girls
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
given
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
gone
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
greatly
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From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
illumination
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
impossible
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
interest
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
kept
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From this reading Her place had been kept for her by Rhoda.
knew
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
known
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
less
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
Miss
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
months
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
new
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From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
only
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
place
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
Quincey
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
rather
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
Rhoda
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
rouse
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
Sidwell's
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
Spring
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
St
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
staff
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From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
three
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
Vivian
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
wholly
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
Winter
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From this reading Spring Fashions Winter had come and gone, and spring found Miss Quincey back again at St. Sidwell's, the place of illumination; a place that knew rather less of her than it had known before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The new staff was not greatly concerned with Miss Quincey; it was always busy.
worship
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From this reading As for the girls, they were wholly given over to the new worship of Rhoda Vivian; impossible to rouse them to the faintest interest in Miss Quincey.
years
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From this reading After five-and-twenty years of constant attendance she had only to be away three months to be forgotten.
