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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 There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
abroad
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At first she and Anthony had corresponded regularly.
Anthony
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From this reading At first she and Anthony had corresponded regularly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Since her father’s death she had been travelling.
Betty
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From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
book
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
came
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From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
changes
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
corresponded
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From this reading At first she and Anthony had corresponded regularly.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
day
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From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
death
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From this reading Since her father’s death she had been travelling.
discoveries
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
discussed
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
father's
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From this reading Since her father’s death she had been travelling.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first she and Anthony had corresponded regularly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
general
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since her father’s death she had been travelling.
happenings
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
home
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
knowledge
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
politics
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
Priory
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From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
regularly
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From this reading At first she and Anthony had corresponded regularly.
religion
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
residence
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From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
science
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
see
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
seek
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
seen
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Since her father’s death she had been travelling.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since her father’s death she had been travelling.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
telling
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
then
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
There
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From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
things
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From this reading They had discussed religion, politics, the science of things in general; he telling her of changes and happenings at home, and she telling him of her discoveries abroad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
travelling
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From this reading Since her father’s death she had been travelling.
up
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From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
use
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
wanted
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There came a day when Betty returned to take up her residence at The Priory.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
write
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From this reading She wanted to see everything there was to be seen for herself, and then seek to make use of her knowledge; she would, of course, write a book.
