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againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
back
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
bargains
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “No, I want to be with you, Uncle Lloyd.”
bewailed
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
blisses
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
cannot
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
CARY
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
catch
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
East
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
ELINOR
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
entering
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
evening
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
exacting
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
fishes
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
friends
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
fudge
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
full
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
gets
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
girl
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
hair
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
hard
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
Helps
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
holidays
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I want to be with you, Uncle Lloyd.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
lamenting
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
late
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
library
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
like
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
Lloyd
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
lost
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
lot
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
measure
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
misses
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
more
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
nets
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
Norrie
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
opportunity
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
rules
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
school
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
sometimes
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From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
sorry
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From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
spent
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
Then
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
tightened
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
two
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
Uncle
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
want
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From this reading “No, I want to be with you, Uncle Lloyd.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
wash
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From this reading Then her Uncle Lloyd tightened the rules, exacting full measure for lost time, until she bewailed to her girl friends that she had no opportunity even to make fudge or wash her hair.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
weeks
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _We cannot make bargains for blisses, Nor catch them like fishes in nets, And sometimes the thing our life misses Helps more than the thing which it gets_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No, I want to be with you, Uncle Lloyd.”
WREAM
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From this reading --CARY ELINOR WREAM spent the holidays in the East and was two weeks late in entering school again.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Were you sorry to come back, then, Norrie?” her uncle asked one evening when they were alone in their library, and Elinor was lamenting her hard lot.
