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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 WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
all
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From this reading A few household duties, that was all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
came
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
cutting
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
day
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From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
distract
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From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
dressmaking
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From this reading There was her dressmaking.
duties
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From this reading A few household duties, that was all.
Elia's
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
Eve
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From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
few
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From this reading A few household duties, that was all.
food
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
household
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From this reading A few household duties, that was all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
just
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
limits
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
little
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From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
long
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From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
new
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
outside
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
Peter's
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
prepared
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
suspense
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From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A few household duties, that was all.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
There
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From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
things
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From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
troubled
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From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
village
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From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was Elia's food to be prepared when he came in from Peter's new cutting, just outside the village limits.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was so little to distract her mind from the things which troubled.
WILLmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WILL It was a long day of suspense for Eve.