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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 When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
all
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
back
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
breast
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
cheeks
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
clean
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
CLOUDS
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From this reading THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.
co-operation
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
colour
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
communicating
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From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
DARKER
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From this reading THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.
day
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From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
dreary
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From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
find
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From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
grim
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From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
GROW
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From this reading THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
happy
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
heart
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
house
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From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
Kate
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
lifted
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
lightness
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
like
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From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
made
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
major
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From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
means
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From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
old
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From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
Priory
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
sang
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
Scully
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
secured
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
shed
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
soon
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From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
sprang
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
stole
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOUDS GROW DARKER.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
Tom
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From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
troubles
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
very
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
way
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From this reading The thought made her so happy that the colour stole back into her cheeks, and she sang for very lightness of heart as she made her way back to the Priory.
weeks
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From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
weight
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
widow
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within a day she was sure that either Tom or the major would find means of communicating with her.
woman
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
woman's
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From this reading When Kate had made a clean breast of all her troubles to the widow Scully, and had secured that good woman's co-operation, a great weight seemed to have been lifted from her heart, and she sprang from the shed a different woman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would soon be like a dream, all these dreary weeks in the grim old house.
