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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 Mrs. Tetteridge was a pretty piquante lady.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
all
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
alluring
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
barren
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
beginnings
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From this reading Tetteridge’s Preparatory and Commercial School had outgrown its beginnings.
byways
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
childish
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From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
closer
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
Commercial
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From this reading Tetteridge’s Preparatory and Commercial School had outgrown its beginnings.
commonplace
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
contrary
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
eyes
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From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
follow
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
front
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
grey
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From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
high-roads
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
inclination
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
inspection
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Tetteridge’s Preparatory and Commercial School had outgrown its beginnings.
keeping
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
knew
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
lady
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From this reading Mrs. Tetteridge was a pretty piquante lady.
lands
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
leading
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
longer
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From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Tetteridge was a pretty piquante lady.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
now
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
one's
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
out
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From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
outgrown
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From this reading Tetteridge’s Preparatory and Commercial School had outgrown its beginnings.
piquante
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From this reading Mrs. Tetteridge was a pretty piquante lady.
Preparatory
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From this reading Tetteridge’s Preparatory and Commercial School had outgrown its beginnings.
pretty
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From this reading Mrs. Tetteridge was a pretty piquante lady.
really
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
School
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From this reading Tetteridge’s Preparatory and Commercial School had outgrown its beginnings.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
spaces
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
suggested
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
suppressing
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
Tetteridge
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From this reading Mrs. Tetteridge was a pretty piquante lady.
Tetteridge's
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From this reading Tetteridge’s Preparatory and Commercial School had outgrown its beginnings.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
there
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From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the contrary they suggested that she now knew all about it, had found on closer inspection that there really was nothing to wonder about.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Tetteridge was a pretty piquante lady.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
well
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
well-defined
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From this reading A commonplace world with well-defined high-roads that one did well to follow, keeping one’s eyes in front of one, suppressing all inclination towards alluring byways leading to waste lands and barren spaces.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
wonder
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From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
world
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From this reading Her grey eyes no longer looked out upon the world with childish wonder.
