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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 RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
ABILITIES
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From this reading THE ABILITIES OF MRS.
ago
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
alarm
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almost
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
beheld
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Devil's
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disturb
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droll
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
farmyard
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few
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
first
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
fresh
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gently
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From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
happily
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
health
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From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
Hill
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inspired
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From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Joan
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Just
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knack
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life
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little
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
lost
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mellowed
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From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
moments
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
MRS
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From this reading THE ABILITIES OF MRS.
nearly
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nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
now
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From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
occurred
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From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ABILITIES OF MRS.
perfect
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physical
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From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
pleasantnounUS /ˈpleasant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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power
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raise
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RANSFORD
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
receding
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From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
repellent
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
running
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From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
shadows
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From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
smiling
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
smoothly
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From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
steadily
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From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ABILITIES OF MRS.
then
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
ugliness
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
unpleasant
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
very
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From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
waging
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
warfare
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
watching
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From this reading RANSFORD Joan was smiling happily, watching the waging of a droll little farmyard warfare.
week
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From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Just now her life was running very smoothly, and the shadows of memory were steadily receding.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had almost forgotten the few unpleasant moments when she had first beheld the repellent ugliness of Devil's Hill nearly a week ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since then nothing had occurred to raise fresh alarm, and memory, with that pleasant knack inspired of perfect physical health, had gently mellowed and lost something of its power to disturb.
