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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 One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
afternoon
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
aloud
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
APPREHENSIONS
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From this reading APPREHENSIONS.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
began
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
breakfast
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
busy
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
Christmas
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
come
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
converse
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
day
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
days
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
dean
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
drive
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
dusk
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
duties
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
enquired
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
even
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
evening
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
few
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
Friday
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
girls
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
hour's
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
household
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
just
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
languages
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
later
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
little
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
mornings
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
most
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
never
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
next
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
now
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
occupation
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
Odegaard
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
other
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
others
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
own
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
passed
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
past
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
Petra
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
pipe
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
practising
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
read
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
room
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
Signe
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
sing
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
sitting
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
sledge
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From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
speak
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
studies
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
then
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
third
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
to-day
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
together
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
TowardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Towards dusk, a sledge drive, and now they were in, to converse or sing, or later to read aloud.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
two
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
walk
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
writing
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From this reading In the afternoon, each in her own room, Signe busy to-day in writing to Odegaard, after whom Petra never enquired, even as she never would speak of the past.
year
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From this reading One Friday, a few days before the Christmas of the third year, the two girls were sitting together in the evening twilight, and the dean had just come in with his pipe.
years
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From this reading The day had passed as most others during these two years; a walk began the mornings, after breakfast an hour's practising, next languages or other studies, and then a little occupation in household duties.
