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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 had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
altogether
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From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
any
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
begun
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
bright
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
burden
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
care
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
concluded
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
dainty
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
Damerel's
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From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
delightful
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
divined
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
earth
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
education
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
eldest
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
family
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
father
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
felt
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
girl
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
grew
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
happens
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
heard
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
heavily
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
holiday
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
holidays
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
home
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
homes
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
house
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
indulged
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
infinitely
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
intelligence
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
kind
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
large
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
likely
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
meet
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
more
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
mother
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
much
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
other
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
paradise
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
parents
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
petted
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
ponder
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
pride
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From this reading The burden had not begun to be so heavily felt when the eldest girl grew into bright intelligence, to her parents’ pride.
private
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
Rose
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From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
say
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
school
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
school-fellows
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
shadows
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
sisters
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
skeletons
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
sometimes
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
spent
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From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
sunshine
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From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
sweet
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
taken
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
times
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From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
too
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
training
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From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
up
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From this reading Rose Damerel’s life had, up to this time, been spent altogether in the sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading None of them had a father so delightful, a mother so kind; and in these holiday times, as everybody indulged and petted her, the private shadows--I will not say skeletons--in the house were never divined by her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had, as sometimes happens to the eldest of a large family, much more care taken of her education and training than her sisters were likely to meet with.
young
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From this reading She had been too young when she went to school to ponder much over anything that went on at home, and had concluded during her holidays that home, which was so dainty, so pleasant, so sweet, was a kind of paradise on earth, infinitely more delightful than any of the other homes of which she heard from her school-fellows.
