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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
command
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
demands
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From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
draw
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
drive
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
enjoy
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
enough
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
everybody's
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
getting
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From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
happiness
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
happy
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
Instead
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
just
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
kindness
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
Laval
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From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
lessons
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From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
made
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From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
materials
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
Matilda
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From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
Mrs
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From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
obliged
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
out
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
patterns
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
please
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From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
quiet
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
sickness
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From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
slow
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From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
supplied
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
taken
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
thoroughly
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
very
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Matilda was slow in getting over her sickness.
weak
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
weary
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From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
well
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From this reading She was very happy; feeling well but weak, just so as to draw out everybody's kindness; and obliged to be quiet enough to thoroughly enjoy her happiness.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever would please her, in short; at least whatever Mrs. Laval could think of; for Matilda made no demands on anybody.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
work
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
worsted
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From this reading Instead of that, she was taken to drive, and supplied with materials and patterns for worsted work, and had books at command.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would not do to think of lessons or let her do anything that would weary her.
