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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 was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
advantage
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
advocacy
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
all
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
also
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
attractive
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
beauty
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
better
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
bound
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
breakfast-table
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
brushed
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
carefully
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
cause
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
claim
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
completed
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
concerns
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
country
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
custom
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
daily
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
day
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
down
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
dressed
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
father
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
gave
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
girl
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
girls
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
glossy
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
God
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
guide
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
hair
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
honor
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
hour
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
household
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
ignorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
like
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
looking
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
Love
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
man
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
mercy
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
more
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
neatness
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
obey
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
occasion
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
other
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
parent
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
personal
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
plead
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
prayed
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
presented
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
replies
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
rich
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
slow
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
smoothed
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
throw
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
tidily
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
tidy
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
up
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From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
usual
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
well
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From this reading But she had also prayed to God to guide her in all her replies to the parent whom she was bound to honor and obey, as well as to Love.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Her daily custom, like all other country girls who had household concerns to look after, was not to "tidy herself up" until they had been completed.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
Winny
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From this reading The next morning Winny presented herself at the breakfast-table, looking more attractive and more tidily dressed, her rich glossy hair better brushed and smoothed down more carefully than was usual at that hour of the day.
worth
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From this reading And although the man upon whom she might have to throw herself for mercy was her father, she was not slow on this occasion to claim their advocacy for what they might be worth.
young
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From this reading She was not ignorant, however, of the great advantage which personal neatness added to beauty gave a young girl who had a cause to plead.
