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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 Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
all
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
anxiety
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From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
audible
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
bees
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
begun
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
briskadjectiveUS /brɪsk/
energetic and quick
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
business
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
busy
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
cackle
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
came
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From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
cares
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
chickens
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
children
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From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
close
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
coming
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
cows
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
crop
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
Dick
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
digging
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
Elizabeth
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
full
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
giving
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From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
going
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
harmonious
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From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
hillside
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
house
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
How
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From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
hum
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
income
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
kept
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
many
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
market
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
mother
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From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
much
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From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
Murray
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
now
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
occasion
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From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
out
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
own
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
pasture
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
potato-field
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
seldom
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From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
sight
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From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
sign
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From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
sing
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
snatchesplural nounUS /snætʃɪz/
short, incomplete pieces of speech or writing
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
song
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
sources
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
stately
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From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
steps
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
stillness
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From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
there
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How seldom it is that the mother of children has not occasion for anxiety about one or another! and it seemed to her that she had so much.
up
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
usual
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
vicinity
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
Waterside
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From this reading Dick was in the potato-field close by; there had been a fine crop, and he was digging them up for the market at Waterside.
well
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From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was morning, and all the usual business was well begun; the cows were out in their pasture on the hillside; the chickens about the close vicinity of the house; nothing was audible except their busy cackle and the hum of the bees, which Elizabeth Murray kept, and which were one of her sources of income--and her own steps coming and going in her house.
whistling
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
wont
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
worked
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From this reading He was whistling as he worked, but Elizabeth, whose mind was full of many cares, did not sing snatches now of one song, now of another, as was her wont.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before you came in sight of the house you could hear those brisk steps, stately and harmonious, giving a sign of life in the pleasant stillness.
