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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
any
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
attempt
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
bells
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From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
cousin
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
cranks
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
discourse
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
down
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
easily
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
eloquently
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
enough
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
get
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
got
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From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
HARVEST
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From this reading THE HARVEST.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
instrument
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
Joe
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
keys
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
loudly
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
made
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
making
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
old
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
pains
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
perfect
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
pressure
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
say
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
some
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From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
spared
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From this reading But neither Joe nor his cousin spared any pains to perfect the attempt, and, as I say, at length we succeeded.
strong
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
succeeded
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From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HARVEST.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
tower
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
try
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
work
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From this reading It was some time before we got the bells to work to our mind, but at last we succeeded.
worst
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From this reading The worst of it was to get the cranks, which at first required strong pressure on the keys, to work easily enough.
Wynnie
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From this reading I took Wynnie down to the instrument and made her try whether she could not do something, and she succeeded in making the old tower discourse loudly and eloquently.
