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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 She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
all
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From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
arose
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
best
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
companion
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
easily
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
Elma
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
emergency
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
FOREVER
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From this reading KITTY "GO-BRAGH" (FOREVER).
friend
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From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
frightened
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
GO-BRAGH
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From this reading KITTY "GO-BRAGH" (FOREVER).
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
got
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kitty had never seen such severe illness before.
happiness
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
head
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
hold
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
ill
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
illness
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From this reading Kitty had never seen such severe illness before.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
KITTY
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From this reading KITTY "GO-BRAGH" (FOREVER).
Kitty's
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
misery
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From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kitty had never seen such severe illness before.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
now
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
plenty
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
pluck
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
real
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From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
really
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
Saltbury
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
see
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From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
seen
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From this reading Kitty had never seen such severe illness before.
severe
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From this reading Kitty had never seen such severe illness before.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
short-lived
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Kitty had never seen such severe illness before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
undergone
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From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
up
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
very
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From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Kitty's happiness was very short-lived, for long before they got to Saltbury Elma was really so ill that she could not hold up her head.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She was not easily frightened; she had plenty of pluck when a real emergency arose, and she now determined to do her best for her companion.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
worry
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From this reading "It is all the worry and the misery she has undergone," thought Kitty to herself; "but now that my mind is at rest she will see what a good friend I can be to her."
