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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 On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
abandoned
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From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
Ascott
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
care
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From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
Carnaby
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
concern
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
condemned
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
condition
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
days
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
doubt
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
gave
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
hand
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
hope
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From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
Hugh
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
ill
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From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
impoverishedadjectiveUS /ɪmˈpɒv.ər.ɪʃt/
Reduced to poverty; having very little money or resources.
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
Larkfield
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
latter
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
letter
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
missive
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
Monday
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
mother
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
Mrs
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
natural
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
present
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
received
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From this reading On Monday morning Hugh Carnaby received a letter from Mrs. Ascott Larkfield.
recovery
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From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
result
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
scrawled
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
Sibyl's
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
solitude
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
some
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
son-in-law
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From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
strangers
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From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
unsteady
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
wealthy
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She asked him whether, as her son-in-law, he thought it right that she should be abandoned to the care of strangers.
world
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From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the natural result, no doubt, of her impoverished condition; such was the world; had she still been wealthy, her latter days would not have been condemned to solitude.
written
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
wrote
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From this reading Mrs. Larkfield wrote that she was very ill, so ill that she had abandoned hope of recovery.
years
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From this reading It was years since Sibyl's mother had written to him, and the present missive, scrawled in an unsteady hand, gave him some concern.
