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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 And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
came
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
coming
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From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
day
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From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
down
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
heart
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From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
held
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
helped
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From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
homeward
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From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
lifted
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From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
meet
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
only
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From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
place
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From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
reached
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From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
sat
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
set
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
sheltered
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
spot
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
strong
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
struggle
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From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
then
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
there
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is only a day at a time, however long it may be," she told herself.
turned
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From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
watching
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From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
waves
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From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
way
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From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
weight
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From this reading The weight was lifted a little from her heart.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she turned homeward again, there was no strong wind to struggle against.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It helped her on as she went before it, and it seemed to her as if she had come but a little way when she reached the place where she had stood watching the coming in of the waves.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And then she set herself to meet the strong wind, and held her way against it till she came to a sheltered spot, and there she sat down to rest.
