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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 But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
able
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
accustomed
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
Asa
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
away
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From this reading Jack had been ordered away, and Jules too.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Jack had been ordered away, and Jules too.
begun
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
better
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
buoyantadjectiveUS /ˈbɔɪənt/
able to float or rise easily in water
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
coming
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
creep
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading She had heard nothing of her parents except mere rumors.
existence
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
eyes
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From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
face
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
fairly
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
fared
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
forest
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
hardy
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
heard
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From this reading She had heard nothing of her parents except mere rumors.
helper
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had heard nothing of her parents except mere rumors.
how
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
imagined
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
Indian
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
Jack
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From this reading Jack had been ordered away, and Jules too.
Jerusha's
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
Jules
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From this reading Jack had been ordered away, and Jules too.
knew
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
Marianne
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
mere
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From this reading She had heard nothing of her parents except mere rumors.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
necessities
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had heard nothing of her parents except mere rumors.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
old
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
only
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
ordered
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From this reading Jack had been ordered away, and Jules too.
out
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
parents
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From this reading She had heard nothing of her parents except mere rumors.
rumors
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From this reading She had heard nothing of her parents except mere rumors.
sad
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From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
show
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
siege
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
signs
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
spring
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
sunshine
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
too
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From this reading Jack had been ordered away, and Jules too.
very
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From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
viewed
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From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
winter's
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
woman
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
women
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
world
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From this reading _Asa Again_ The spring had fairly begun to show signs of its coming, when Marianne was at last able to creep out into the sunshine and face the world again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
yield
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From this reading An old Indian woman was Jerusha's only helper through the long winter's siege, but both women were accustomed to a hardy life and knew how to make the forest yield them the necessities for existence, and they had fared better than might be imagined.
youth
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From this reading But that she viewed it with the eyes of buoyant youth, it would have seemed a very sad world.
