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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 It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
act
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
always
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
away
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
day
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
deal
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
distinguish
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
don't
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From this reading “Why don’t you go, Lorry.
down
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
early
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
exhaustingly
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
fascination
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From this reading It seemed to have a growing fascination for her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seemed to have a growing fascination for her.
frailty
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
fret
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
go
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
growing
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From this reading It seemed to have a growing fascination for her.
Hal
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It seemed to have a growing fascination for her.
haven
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
hot
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
how
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
I'd
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
I've
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
July
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
just
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
like
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
London
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
Lorraine
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
Lorry
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From this reading “Why don’t you go, Lorry.
more
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
near
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
noticeable
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
river
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
saw
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
sea
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to have a growing fascination for her.
set
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
smoothly
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
sofa
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
spell
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
spent
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
sunshine
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
trees
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
unable
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
weather
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From this reading It was not until a spell of exhaustingly hot weather set in in early July that Hal saw a still more noticeable frailty in Lorraine.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
Why
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From this reading “Why don’t you go, Lorry.
window
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From this reading She was quite unable to act, and spent a great deal of time on her sofa near the window, where she could just distinguish the river through the trees.
worry
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From this reading “I’ve always thought,” she told Hal one day, “how I’d like to go away from the fret and worry of London, smoothly down the river to a haven of sunshine and sea.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why don’t you go, Lorry.
