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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 A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
belonging
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
boarding-house
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
change
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From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
cheerful
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
contemplated
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From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
contracted
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
Darlington
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
daughters
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
debt
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
dollars
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From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
Edith
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
eldest
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
evening
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
experiment
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
face
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
family
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
fell
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From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
FEW
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From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
furniture
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
gold
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
house
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
How
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
jewelry
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
later
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From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
livelihood
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
loss
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From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
lower
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
made
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From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
many
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
member
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
mode
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
moderate-sized
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
months
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
Mrs
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
new
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
now
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
obtaining
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
off
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
opened
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
pay
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
portion
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
prepared
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
real
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From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
removed
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
rent
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
sat
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
scholars
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
school
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
sold
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
some
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
sufficient
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
sum
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
sustained
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From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
tea
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
test
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From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
thousand
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From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
three
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The family removed into a moderate-sized house, at a lower rent, and prepared to test the new mode of obtaining a livelihood.
two
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
up
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
valuable
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
watches
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From this reading A good portion of their furniture had been sold, besides three gold watches and some valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Darlington and her two eldest daughters, in order to make up a sum sufficient to pay off the debt contracted during the last few months of the boarding-house experiment.
wearing
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From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
weeks
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From this reading A FEW weeks later, and the contemplated change was made.
widow
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From this reading The real loss sustained by the widow in this experiment fell little short of a thousand dollars.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How many scholars have you now?" asked Mrs. Darlington of Edith, two months after the school was opened, as they sat at tea one evening, each member of the family wearing a cheerful face.
