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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 Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
Ah
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From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
all
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From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
battle
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From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
bright
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butterfly
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country
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dear
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From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
don't
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From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
eighty
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From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
Frank
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French
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
further
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
gentle
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From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
grace
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From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
grim
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
hard
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From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
hardly
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From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
land
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
Langside
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From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
light
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
lingered
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
looks
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From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
Maude
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
miles
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From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
moved
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From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
mutteredverbUS /ˈmʌtərd/
spoke in a low voice that was difficult to hear
From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
nails
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From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
psalms
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
rein
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From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
rode
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From this reading ‘She rode eighty miles and hardly drew rein after the battle of Langside.’
said
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From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
Scotchman
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From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
she's
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From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
sorry
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From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
tired
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From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
unfortunate
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
wandered
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
warmth
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From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘She was as hard as nails under all her gentle grace,’ said Frank.
weel
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From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘She looks as if she were tired, poor dear!’ said Maude; ‘I don’t think that she was sorry to be at rest.’
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Frank and Maude lingered to have a further look at the unfortunate princess, the bright French butterfly, who wandered from the light and warmth into that grim country, a land of blood and of psalms.
years
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From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
young
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From this reading ‘Ah weel, she’s young for her years,’ muttered the Scotchman, and the party moved on.
