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21st
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From this reading "Hillsover, October 21st.
abstracts
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
back
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
begun
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
busy
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
came
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
cross
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
day
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
Dearest
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
didn't
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
dreadfully
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
Elsie
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
girls
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
going
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
gone
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
hardly
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
hasn't
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
Hillsover
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From this reading "Hillsover, October 21st.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
instead
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
Jane
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
Jane's
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
keep
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
minute
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
mischief
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
Miss
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
missionary
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
October
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From this reading "Hillsover, October 21st.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
off
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
only
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
out
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
perhaps
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
Red
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
Rose
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
said
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
Saturday
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
school
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
she's
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
Sunday
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From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
there
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
vacation
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
way
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From this reading She said the only way to keep girls out of mischief was to keep them busy.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We thought perhaps Miss Jane would let us off from the abstracts on Sunday, because it was the first day, and school was hardly begun; and, if she had, I was going to write to you instead, but she didn't.
write
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From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
wrong
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From this reading Rose Red is sure that something has gone wrong with Miss Jane's missionary during the vacation,--she's so dreadfully cross.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dearest Elsie,--I didn't write you last Saturday, because that was the day we came back to school, and there hasn't been one minute since when I could.
