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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 “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
ago
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
always
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
amusing
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From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
Catherine
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
contented
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
Dean
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
end
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From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
family
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From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
fancy
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
fireplace
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
hang
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
happened
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
hardly
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
how
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From this reading Yet, who knows how long you’ll be a stranger?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
interested
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
knows
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From this reading Yet, who knows how long you’ll be a stranger?
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
Linton
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
lively
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
living
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Yet, who knows how long you’ll be a stranger?
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
love
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
months
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From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
more
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
Mrs
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
picture
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
relating
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From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
said
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
see
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
sir
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
smile
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
some
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
stranger
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From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
talk
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
too
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
twelve
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From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
way
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Yet, who knows how long you’ll be a stranger?
why
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From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
winter
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Last winter, I did not think, at another twelve months’ end, I should be amusing a stranger to the family with relating them!
year
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From this reading “These things happened last winter, sir,” said Mrs. Dean; “hardly more than a year ago.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, who knows how long you’ll be a stranger?
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
you'll
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From this reading Yet, who knows how long you’ll be a stranger?
You're
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
young
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From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You smile; but why do you look so lively and interested when I talk about her? and why have you asked me to hang her picture over your fireplace? and why—?”
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You’re too young to rest always contented, living by yourself; and I some way fancy no one could see Catherine Linton and not love her.
