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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 and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
Agatha
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
Alick
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
all
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
anticipation
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
appear
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
Back
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
bride
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
BroughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
brow
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
caused
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
Clare
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
cloud
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
Cottage
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From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
eager
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
Elfie
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
estate
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
Far
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
fear
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
former
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
full
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From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
fully
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
future
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
going
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
Hall
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
holiday
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
home
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
interest
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
Jasmine
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From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
later
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From this reading Three months later.
latter
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
laughter
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From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
lively
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From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
mistress
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
month's
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
months
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From this reading Three months later.
needless
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
quarters
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
sympathy
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
there
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
Three
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From this reading Three months later.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
up
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From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
voices
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From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jasmine Cottage was full of lively voices and laughter.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clare and Elfie were both at home, the former for a month's holiday, and the latter till she left it to take up her quarters in the Hall as bride and mistress.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
wisdom
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
work
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
wrought
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From this reading Brought Back 'Far, far above thy thought His wisdom shall appear, When fully He this work hath wrought, That caused thy needless fear!'
young
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From this reading Alick was there, with no cloud upon his brow, and full of eager anticipation of all that he was going to do upon the estate in the future; and Agatha and Clare looked on at the young couple with interest and sympathy.
