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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 in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
Abington
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
airy
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
all
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
any
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
away
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
awoke
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
Barbara
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
CAROLINE
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
contented
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
country
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
darkened
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From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
days
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
dinners
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
disturbed
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
dull
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
early
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
engagements
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
enjoyed
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
enjoying
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
eyes
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
fresh
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
go
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
hand
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
happiness
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
house
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
inside
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
known
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
large
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
late
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From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
light
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
London
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From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
longer
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
mid-July
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
Miss
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
moment
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
more
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
now
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
only
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
opened
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
parties
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
peace
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
peaceful
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
perhaps
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
plays
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
pleasures
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
prevent
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
quickly
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
realised
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
room
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From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
season
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
sense
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
sleep
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From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
soft
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
sort
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
spent
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
stillness
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
sweet
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
tasks
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
there
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
three
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
together
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
very
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From this reading CAROLINE Caroline awoke very early one morning in mid-July, disturbed perhaps by the light and the soft stillness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
Waterhouse
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From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
week
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From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
weeks
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From this reading The London season was over now; she had only spent the inside of three weeks away from Abington since they had first come there, and the days had seemed to go more quickly than at any time she had known.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They had been contented and peaceful; she had never known a dull moment, with all the little tasks and pleasures she had found to her hand, not even when she and Barbara and Miss Waterhouse had been alone in the house together.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
wont
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From this reading She had been in London during the week, where she had been wont to sleep late, in a darkened room.
world
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From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had enjoyed her dinners and her plays and her parties, but she had a great sense of happiness and peace as she opened her eyes and realised that she was in London no longer, but in her large airy room at Abington, with the sweet fresh world of the country all about her, and no engagements of any sort before her that would prevent her from enjoying it.
