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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 Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
Agatha
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From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
Approaching
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
breakfast
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
called
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
came
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
confessing
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
darkness
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
Death
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
don't
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From this reading Why don't you take it more quietly?
engrossed
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From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
field
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
friend's
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
Grave
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
Gwen
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From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
haggard
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why don't you take it more quietly?
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
like
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
looking
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
more
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From this reading Why don't you take it more quietly?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
out
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From this reading 'You will wear yourself out.
Patty's
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
quietly
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
remonstrate
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
study
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
summer
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why don't you take it more quietly?
Tennyson
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
three
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
two
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From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
very
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
voice
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From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
wear
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From this reading 'You will wear yourself out.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Patty's Grave 'But when they left her to herself again, Death, like a friend's voice from a distant field, Approaching through the darkness, called.'--_Tennyson._ The summer came and went very quietly.
wholly
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From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
Why
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From this reading Why don't you take it more quietly?
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'You will wear yourself out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sometimes Agatha would remonstrate with her, when she came to breakfast looking worn and haggard, and confessing she had been writing in the study till between two and three in the morning.
writing
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From this reading Gwen remained with Agatha, but was wholly engrossed in her writing.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You will wear yourself out.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading 'You will wear yourself out.
