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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 The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
accepted
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
almost
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From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
apathy
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
appeared
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
area
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
BERT
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
Bert's
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
besetting
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From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
boy
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
caresses
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
Cetywayo
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
Corney
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
depression
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
dignified
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
endure
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From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
extreme
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
greeted
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From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
hopeless
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
ill
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From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
irritability
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
Kay
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From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
kind
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
kindly
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From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
manifested
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
manner
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From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
more
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From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
Mr
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
resulted
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
Returns
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
sin
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From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
sometimes
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From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
sore
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From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
steps
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
struggle
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From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
too
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From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
top
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
warm
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
welcome
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From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Princess Returns BERT had a warm welcome from Mr. Corney when he appeared at the top of the area steps.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It resulted in a depression which sometimes manifested itself as hopeless apathy, and sometimes as extreme irritability.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cetywayo seemed to remember the boy who had been kind to him, and in a dignified and distant manner accepted Bert's caresses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sore struggle with her besetting sin was almost more than she could endure.
wretched
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From this reading Mrs. Kay, too, greeted him kindly; but she looked ill and wretched.
