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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 She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
allowed
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
almost
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From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
became
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From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
Becky
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From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
begin
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
busy
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
days
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
drop
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
Eighth
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
everybody's
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
forget
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From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
go
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
grudgingly
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
H'S
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
Henry
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
knows
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From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
learned
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From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
lessons
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From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
like
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From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
maid
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From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
night
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
old
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
only
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
orders
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
own
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From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
past
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From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
perhaps
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From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
pile
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
QUITEnounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
remind
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From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
said
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From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
schoolroom
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
scullery
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From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
six
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
spent
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
study
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
taught
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "If I do not remind myself of the things I have learned, perhaps I may forget them," she said to herself.
there
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From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
things
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From this reading Her own lessons became things of the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "I am almost a scullery maid, and if I am a scullery maid who knows nothing, I shall be like poor Becky.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was taught nothing, and only after long and busy days spent in running here and there at everybody's orders was she grudgingly allowed to go into the deserted schoolroom, with a pile of old books, and study alone at night.
wives
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
wonder
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From this reading I wonder if I could QUITE forget and begin to drop my H'S and not remember that Henry the Eighth had six wives."
