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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 The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
absorbed
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
accomplished
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
any
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
bay
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
bending
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
building
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
came
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
cause
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
cliffs
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
commenced
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
conjectures
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
day
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
dinner
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
down
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
edge
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
end
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
enquiring
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
exhausted
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
explain
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
extensive
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
full
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
gardens
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
gave
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
girls
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
go
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
hard
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
home
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
hour
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
hut
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
many
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
more
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
much
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
places
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
pretty
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
privately
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
progressed
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
rate
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
round
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
scarcely
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
Schillie
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
scope
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
scramble
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
servants
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
tea-time
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From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
There
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
trees
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
twenty
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
vain
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
very
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
water's
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From this reading There were scarcely any cliffs, but the great trees came bending down to the water's edge in many places.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We privately told the servants if we were not at home to dinner, to explain the cause, and not to expect us until tea-time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
wished
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From this reading The girls being very much absorbed in their gardens, Schillie and I took a scramble one day round the point she had wished to go when we commenced building our hut.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
work
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From this reading It was very hard work, but when we had accomplished it, we came to another bay, not so pretty as ours, but much more extensive.
yards
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From this reading Here Schillie gave full scope to her enquiring mind, and we progressed at the rate of twenty yards every half hour, while she exhausted herself in vain conjectures without end.
