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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 sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
Agatha
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
all
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
anxiety
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
attitude
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
back
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
book
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
canstmodal verbUS /kænst/
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
case
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
chair
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
cleared
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From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
Clough
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From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
conclusion
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
Cousin
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
don't
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
drawing
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
Elfie
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
evening
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
eye
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
future
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
garden
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
Gwen
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From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
Gwen's
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From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
hardly
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
hoe
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
hoeing
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
How
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From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
ill
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From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
incessant
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
income
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
James
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
lanky
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
leaning
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
like
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
live
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
low
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
minute
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
months
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
mouth
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
much
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From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
needed
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
neighbour
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From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
now
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
out
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
perfect
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
purse
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
Resolve
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From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
room
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
sat
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
satisfactory
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
saucily
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
sleepy
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
superior
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
talking
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
theepronounUS /ðiː/
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
three
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Nor for thy neighbour, nor for thee, Be sure!'--_Clough._ Gwen cleared her throat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
up
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
wall
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
wandered
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
weeding
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
week
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From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
well
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From this reading Gwen's Resolve 'How little thou canst tell How much in thee is ill or well!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
wicker
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
window
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading 'We have now been here three months, and after the satisfactory evening we had with our accounts, Agatha, last week, we have come to the conclusion that we can live here well within our income.
You're
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From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This being the case, and all anxiety for the future----' 'You're talking like a book,' interrupted Elfie saucily; 'don't purse up your mouth so, and look so superior, and like Cousin James.'
youth
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From this reading She sat in a low wicker chair by the open window of the drawing room, and for a minute her eye wandered out into the back garden, which looked in perfect order, and hardly needed the incessant hoeing and weeding of a lanky youth, who was now resting on his hoe and leaning against the wall in a sleepy attitude.
