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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 This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
always
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From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
baptism
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
better
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
breakfast
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
Candy
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
church
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
coffee
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
cups
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
days
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From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
dishes
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
doing
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
doubt
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From this reading No doubt that was true.
early
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From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
getting
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
girl
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
go
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
going
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
hot
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
looking
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
Maria
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
Maria's
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
Matilda
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
Matilda's
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
napkin
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doubt that was true.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
out
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
put
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
quiet
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From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
ready
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
routine
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From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
said
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
school
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
soothing
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From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
spring
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From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
Sunday
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No doubt that was true.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
there
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
Tilly
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The quiet routine of the early spring began to come in again.
true
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From this reading No doubt that was true.
tub
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
up
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
usual
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From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
washing
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From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
water
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From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This could not last always, and the days as they passed, after a while, brought their usual soothing.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Candy was looking for a girl, she said, but had not found one yet; Maria and Matilda were not ready to go to school; they were better getting the breakfast and washing up the dishes than doing nothing.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tilly," said Maria, one of these days, when the coffee cups were getting put in order, going out of Maria's tub of hot water into Matilda's hands and napkin,--"Tilly! you know next Sunday there is to be a baptism in the church?"
