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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 Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
Agatha
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
all
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
any
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
Augustine
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
brightened
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From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
Clare
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
cottages
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
country
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From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
Elfie
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From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
farm
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
friends
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
girls
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From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
Gwen
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
hearts
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
high
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From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
house
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From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
labourers
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
low
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
made
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
manage
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
music
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From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
nearest
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
occupation
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
off
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
perfectly
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From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
quiet
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From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
restless
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
satisfied
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From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
settle
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
shook
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
Some
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
soon
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
spirits
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From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
St
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
TheepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
Thyself
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
tried
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
uncertain-tempered
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From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
Unrest
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
way
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From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
weeks
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From this reading Unrest 'Thou hast made us for Thyself, And our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee.--_St. Augustine._ Some weeks passed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Agatha soon found her way to the nearest cottages, and was friends with all the farm labourers who passed by the house, and Gwen tried to manage everything and everybody.
whole
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From this reading Elfie brightened the whole house with her music and high spirits.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girls were perfectly satisfied with their quiet country life.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Clare shook off her low spirits, but was uncertain-tempered, and would never settle at any occupation for long at a time.
