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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 sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
all
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
arrived
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
board
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
brimful
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From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
cheap
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
choice
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
day
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
FANNY
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From this reading FANNY'S NARRATIVE FANNY returned to London.
FANNY'S
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From this reading FANNY'S NARRATIVE FANNY returned to London.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
four-and-sixpence
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
gave
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
gift
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
hastened
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From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
hotel
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From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
learn
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
learned
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
lodging
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
London
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From this reading FANNY'S NARRATIVE FANNY returned to London.
longer
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
Mountjoy's
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
Mr
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
Mrs
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From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
NARRATIVE
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From this reading FANNY'S NARRATIVE FANNY returned to London.
news
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From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
out
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
Partly
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
Passy
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
people
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
resources
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
respectable
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FANNY'S NARRATIVE FANNY returned to London.
room
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
settled
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From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
shilling
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
shillings
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
slenderness
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
sought
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
staying
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
there
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From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
thirty
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
timely
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From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FANNY'S NARRATIVE FANNY returned to London.
Vimpany
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From this reading This settled, she hastened to Mr. Mountjoy's hotel brimful of her news for Mrs. Vimpany.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
week
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From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She sought a cheap lodging, and found a room, among people who seemed respectable, which she could have for four-and-sixpence a week, with board at a shilling a day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She arrived with thirty shillings left out of Mr. Mountjoy's timely gift.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Partly, the slenderness of her resources gave her no choice; partly, she had learned all there was to learn, and would do no good by staying longer at Passy.
