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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 As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
Anne
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
bonnet
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
catechize
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
Church
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
cloak
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
content
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
day
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
dinner
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
Elizabeth
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
exclaimed
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From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
few
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
fit
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
followed
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
fortunes
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
Friday
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
go
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From this reading 'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.
going
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From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
Kate
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
moments
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
Mr
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
oblige
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From this reading 'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
old
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
out
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From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
own
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
Papa
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
prepared
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
putting
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
rain
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
raineth
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
read
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
room
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
said
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
school-children
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
soon
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
Sunday
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
up
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From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
various
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
Walker
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
weather
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From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'But what are the fortunes which oblige you to go out?' said Anne.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As soon as dinner was over, Elizabeth went up to her own room, and was followed in a few moments by Anne, who found her putting on her bonnet and cloak.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
woman
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
Yes
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From this reading 'Yes,' said Elizabeth; 'I must "Let content with my fortunes fit, Though the rain it raineth every day."'
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Can you be going out in such weather as this?' exclaimed she.
young
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From this reading 'The fortunes of an old woman to whom Kate or I read every Friday,' said Elizabeth, 'and the fortunes of various young school-children, who must be prepared for Papa or Mr. Walker to catechize in Church on Sunday.'
