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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 I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
absent
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
all
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
attending
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
CASTLE
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From this reading THE OLD CASTLE.
charge
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
cheerful
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From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
chosen
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
Connie
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From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
days
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From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
duties
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
farmhouse
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
following
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
gloomy
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From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
home
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
Kilkhaven
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
less
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From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
longer
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
mean
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From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
merry
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From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
middle
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
missed
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
Monday
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
much
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD CASTLE.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
only
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From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
place
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
second
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not mean that she was in the least gloomy--that she never was; she was only a little less merry.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
some
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From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
suited
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
Sundays
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD CASTLE.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
Tuesday
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
Turner
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
two
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
usual
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From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some days before Connie was quite as cheerful again as usual.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
week
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From this reading But Turner left us in the middle of the second week, for he could not be longer absent from his charge at home, and we missed him much.
well
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From this reading The place Turner had chosen suited us all so well, that after attending to my duties on the two following Sundays at Kilkhaven, I returned on the Monday or Tuesday to the farmhouse.
