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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 I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
absence
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
altogether
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I had taken quite an aversion to this woman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
aversion
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From this reading I had taken quite an aversion to this woman.
avoided
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
bedroom
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
blaming
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
bobbing
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
Charlie
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From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
cherries
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
company
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
contrived
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
day
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From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
detected
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
elude
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
evening
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
exaggeration
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
falsehood
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/
an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had taken quite an aversion to this woman.
hardly
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
hat
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
hours
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
house
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
ill-natured
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
knew
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
live
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
malicious
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
Markham
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
Miss
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
much
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
obliged
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
perceived
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
possible
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From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had taken quite an aversion to this woman.
red
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
Sandilands
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From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
spoken
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
street
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
taken
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From this reading I had taken quite an aversion to this woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I had taken quite an aversion to this woman.
three
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
two
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From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
up
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading I had detected her in so much falsehood and exaggeration, and I knew her to be so malicious and ill-natured, that I avoided her company whenever it was possible to do so.
white
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
window
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I should have been obliged, however, to live in my bedroom had I contrived to elude her altogether; for hardly a morning passed without her spending two or three hours at our house.
woman
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From this reading I had taken quite an aversion to this woman.
wondering
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From this reading I was standing at the window towards evening, wondering at his absence, and blaming my folly in having spoken to him as I did, when I perceived the white hat and red cherries of Miss Markham bobbing up the street.
wore
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From this reading The day wore on, and Charlie Sandilands did not come.
