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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 It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
Agatha
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From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
all
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
Bluebeard's
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
call
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
centred
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
church
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
clergy
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
conclusion
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
country
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
Cupboard
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
devotion
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
doing
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
Elfie
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From this reading It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
encounter
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
friends
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
happened
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From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
heard
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From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
hopes
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
hoping
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
ignore
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
impotent
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
lame
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
laughed
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
most
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
naturally
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From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
O
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
organizations
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
perhaps
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
permission
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From this reading It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
really
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
said
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
Shakespeare
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From this reading Bluebeard's Cupboard 'O most lame and impotent conclusion!'--_Shakespeare_.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
sisters
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From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
some
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
sometimes
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From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
Sunday
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
totally
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
unfortunate
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From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'It is most unfortunate,' she said; 'I was hoping that perhaps some of them might call before Sunday, but really after such an encounter they may totally ignore us.
very
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From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
vexed
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From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was sometimes laughed at by her friends for her devotion to the clergy, and all her hopes of doing good were centred in the country church and its organizations.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Agatha was naturally very vexed when she heard from her sisters what had happened.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was not right to do such a thing, Elfie, without permission.
