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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 THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
amiable
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
away
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
Beorminster
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
chose
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
Daisy
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
dear
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
departing
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
disconcert
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
displeased
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
enough
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
failure
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
fortunate
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From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
friend
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
GABRIEL
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
going
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
gracious
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
guess
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
hope
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From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
house
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
like
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
made
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
meant
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
Miss
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
months
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
more
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From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
mouse
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
Norsham
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
Pansey
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
Pansey's
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
platform
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
pleasure
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
quick
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
railway
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
remind
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
scorpion
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
sense
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
single
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
sorry
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From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
speech
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
spiteful
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
station
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
stay
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
sting
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
tail
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From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
taunt
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From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
then
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From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
town
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
two
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Daisy was quick enough to guess this, but, displeased at the taunt, chose to understand it in another and more gracious sense, so as to disconcert her spiteful friend.
visit
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From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs Pansey made this amiable little speech--which nevertheless, like a scorpion, had a sting in its tail--to Miss Norsham on the platform of the Beorminster railway station.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
woman
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
word
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
year
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From this reading I hope you will visit me again next year, and then you may be more fortunate.'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE RETURN OF GABRIEL 'My dear Daisy, I am sorry you are going away, as it has been a great pleasure for me to have you in my house.
young
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From this reading After a stay of two months, the town mouse was departing as she had come--a single young woman; and Mrs Pansey's last word was meant to remind her of failure.
