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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 SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
all
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
aunt
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
back
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
came
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
closet
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
darning
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From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
day
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
departure
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
don't
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
EXCHANGE
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
face
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
friend's
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
gets
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
going
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
gone
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
hardly
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
how
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
Jessie
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
Jessie's
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
live
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
Lois
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
looks
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
miserable
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
mother
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
Page
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From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
pale
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From this reading The day after her friend’s departure, Lois, with a pale, miserable face, came to her mother.
said
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
scant
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
school
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
see
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
separation
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
sister
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
spend
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
stand
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From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
stocking
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From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
SUMMER
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
things
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From this reading “Mother, it looks so scant in my closet, with all Jessie’s things gone,” she said.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
unhappy
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “I don’t see how I am going to stand it until she gets back.”
up
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From this reading Mrs. Page looked up from a stocking that she was darning.
vacation
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From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SUMMER EXCHANGE When school was over, and Jessie went to spend the long vacation with her aunt and sister, Lois was so unhappy that it seemed as if she could hardly live through the separation.
