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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 Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
accept
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
afford
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
back
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
bedstead
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
begged
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
brighter
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From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
came
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
case
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
chair
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
Christmas
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
cottage
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
days
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From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
DEATH
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH.
Drury
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From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
empty
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
evening
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From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
father
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From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
fro
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From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
furniture
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
generous
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
gift
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
got
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
greater
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
happening
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
Lane
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From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
Millie
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From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
Moultonsea
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From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
moved
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
neighbours
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
obtained
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From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
offered
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
old
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
paid
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
Phil
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
prices
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
purchased
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
purpose
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
rail
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From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
really
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From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
said
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
SOconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
street
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
STRONGER
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From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH.
table
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
talked
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From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
THANconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading STRONGER THAN DEATH.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SO the brighter days that Millie had talked about in Drury Lane had really come!
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
Then
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
too
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From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
village
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From this reading Then their old cottage in the village street happening to be empty ("It seemed to be on purpose," Phil said), they moved into it before Christmas.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Little by little, too, they got back the greater part of their old furniture, for the neighbours who had purchased it, offered it to them at the same prices which they themselves had paid for it, while those who could afford to be generous came and begged them to accept as a gift a chair, a bedstead, or table, as the case might be.
work
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From this reading Their father obtained work at Moultonsea, where he went to and fro by rail morning and evening.
