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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 new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
absence
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
accident
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
allow
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
allowed
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
always
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
any
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
bad
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
bathed
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
bed
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
breakfast
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
carefully
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
difference
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
downstairs
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
dressed
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
early
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
effort
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
eyes
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
face
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
friend
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
frock
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
gong
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
grievedverbUS /ɡriːvd/
felt extremely sad, especially because of a loss
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
hair
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
headache
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
Heriot
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
hurt
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
imaginenounUS /ˈimagine/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
incident
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
killed
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
liked
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
longest
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
loyal
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
made
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
MARIE
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
miss
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
Mrs
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
new
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
newest
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
night
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
old
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
older
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
oldest
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
pains
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
powdered
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
prettiest
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
proud
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
put
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
room
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
satisfaction
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
sought
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
sounded
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From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
stains
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
stay
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
taken
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
tear
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From this reading She had carefully bathed the tear stains from her eyes and powdered her face; she had put on her prettiest frock and taken great pains with her hair.
Tender-hearted
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
tremendously
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
up
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
waiting
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
way
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From this reading Tender-hearted and loyal as she was, Marie was tremendously proud, and she made up her mind that, if the effort killed her, she would not allow Mrs. Heriot to imagine that the incident of last night had made any difference or hurt her in any way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since her accident she had always had breakfast in her room, but she dressed early this morning and went downstairs before the first gong had sounded.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
woke
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From this reading "The new is older than the old The newest friend is oldest friend in this, That waiting him we longest grieved to miss One thing we sought" MARIE woke in the morning with a bad headache.
world
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From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would have liked to stay in bed, but not for the world would she have allowed Mrs. Heriot the satisfaction of her absence.
