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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 _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
able
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
all
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
away
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
beautiful
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
best
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From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
borders
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
breadth
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
Chapter
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
complimentedverbUS /ˈkɑmpləmentɪd/
praised or expressed approval of
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
conscientious
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
crossed
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
feet
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
give
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From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
glory
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
God
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From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
graspnounUS /ɡræsp/
a firm hold in a specific situation in this story
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
humbly
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From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
idea
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
knowledge
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
land
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
lay
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
months
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
more
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
October
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
Pauline
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From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
plunged
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
power
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From this reading A subtle sense of power stole over her.
preparatory
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
professors
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
rapiditynounUS /rəˈpɪdəti/
great speed
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
sense
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From this reading A subtle sense of power stole over her.
service
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
slipped
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
soul
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
stole
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From this reading A subtle sense of power stole over her.
stretched
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
study
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
subtle
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From this reading A subtle sense of power stole over her.
summer
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
SURRENDER
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
thirsty
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
three
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
training
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
very
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From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
view
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From this reading Her three months of conscientious study had been of great service as a preparatory training, and already more than one of the professors had complimented her on her breadth of view, and the rapidity with which she was able to grasp an idea.
VII
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From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
want
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From this reading And Pauline answered humbly:-- 'I want the very best God has to give me.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Chapter VII_ A GREAT SURRENDER The beautiful summer had slipped away and the glory of October was over the land.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
world
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
zest
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From this reading Pauline had crossed the borders and plunged, with all the zest of her thirsty soul, into the fair world of knowledge which lay stretched at her feet.
