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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 It was a very quiet summer.
afterwards
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
always
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
Anthony
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
August
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
came
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From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
Fielden
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From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
fish
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
fishing
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
Frances
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
funeral
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From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
future
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
go
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
instead
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
Ireland
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very quiet summer.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
Jacobs
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
London
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From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
Macdonald
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
Major
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
meetings
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
Melfords
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
north
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
pay
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
postponed
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
quiet
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From this reading It was a very quiet summer.
Reading
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
return
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From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
Scotland
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
Society
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
some
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
stay
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
Stowel
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From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
summer
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From this reading It was a very quiet summer.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
Taylor
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Fielden came to Stowel for the funeral, and did not return to London again.
together
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
used
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From this reading Anthony went to Ireland to fish, and Major Jacobs went with him instead of me: Anthony and I used to take the fishing together.
very
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From this reading It was a very quiet summer.
visits
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From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very quiet summer.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
winter
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From this reading Even Frances Taylor went north to stay with Mrs. Macdonald, and the Reading Society postponed its future meetings till the winter should come again.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went to pay some visits, I believe, and afterwards she will go to Scotland to stay with the Melfords, as she always does in August.
