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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 She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
afternoon
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
all
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
angry
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
appearance
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From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
arm
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
baskets
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
blame
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
bringing
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
brothers
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
chamber
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
CONSCIENCEnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəns/
the inner sense of right and wrong
From this reading MATILDA'S CONSCIENCE.
continually
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
dinner
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
father
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
forbade
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
grove
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From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
ham
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
Hatty
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
household
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
make
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From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
MATILDA
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From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
MATILDA'S
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From this reading MATILDA'S CONSCIENCE.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
passed
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
pleasure
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
quarrelling
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
Sallie
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
saw
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
sisters
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
state
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
stirring
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
strife
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
swinging
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
talk
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
tardiness
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From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MATILDA did not make her appearance in the grove.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
unhappy
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
up
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
very
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
walk
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her father was so angry at her tardiness in bringing the ham for his dinner that he forbade her the pleasure.
whispered
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
whole
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From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
window
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She passed the afternoon in a very unhappy state of mind, continually quarrelling with her brothers and sisters, and stirring up strife in the whole household.
wretchedness
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From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading From her chamber window she saw Hatty and Sallie walk on, arm in arm, swinging their baskets; and conscience whispered,--"They will talk of you, and you have no one but yourself to blame for all your wretchedness."
