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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 It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
all
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From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
begged
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
bless
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From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
blushing
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
Boeen
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
boys
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
brother
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
caught
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
church
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
continue
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
crimson
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
desire
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
down
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
Eli
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
evening
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
excused
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
go
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
God
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From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
hastened
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It seems to me I ought to know you," said Margit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
just
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems to me I ought to know you," said Margit.
leave
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
Margit
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me I ought to know you," said Margit.
midsummer
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
nearly
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
Now
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
o'clock
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "It seems to me I ought to know you," said Margit.
out
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
own
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
playing
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
priest
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
priest's
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
said
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From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
seems
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From this reading "It seems to me I ought to know you," said Margit.
seven
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
showing
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
sight
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
sitting
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
some
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
son
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
standingnounUS /ˈstanding/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
steps
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
stop
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
Sunday
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From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
there
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
urged
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From this reading "Good evening!" replied Eli, blushing crimson, and showing a desire to stop playing, although the boys urged her to continue; but she begged to be excused, and they had to let her go for that evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a Sunday evening in midsummer; the priest had returned from church, and Margit had been sitting with him until it was nearly seven o'clock.
yard
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From this reading Now she took her leave, and hastened down the steps and out into the yard, for there she had just caught sight of Eli Boeen, who had been playing for some time with the priest's son and her own brother.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good evening!" said Margit, standing still, "and God bless you all!"
