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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 ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
active
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
all
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
also
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
attendance
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
back
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
Bible
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
board
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
breakfast
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
came
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
Catechism
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
chapter
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
chess
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
childish
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
consequent
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
day
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
days
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
dinner
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
ends
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
enwoven
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
equal
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
evening
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
father
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
forced
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
give
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
Glitters
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
gold
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
heard
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
home
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
household
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
husband
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
illness
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
income
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
INGELOW
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
JEAN
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
leading
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
life-cloth
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
like
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
Looking
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
loom
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
managing
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
meet
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
moment
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
most
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
mother
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
o'clock
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
objects
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
only
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
pleasure
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
present
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
Previously
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
queen
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
read
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
restful
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
seem
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
six
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From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
spare
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
spirit
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
spiritedadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtɪd/
full of energy and determination
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
starvation
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
strong
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
Sunday
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
suspected
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From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
tasks
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
teacher
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From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
thread
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Previously she had been our only teacher, except that my father read a chapter of the Bible with us every morning before breakfast, and heard the Catechism on a Sunday.
very
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From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
warp
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking back, I think my mother was the leading spirit in our household, though she never for a moment suspected it.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Indeed, the chess queen must be the most active on the home board, and one of the objects of her life was to give her husband a restful evening when he came home to the six o’clock dinner.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
woof
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From this reading ‘In the loom of life-cloth pleasure, Ere our childish days be told, With the warp and woof enwoven, Glitters like a thread of gold.’—JEAN INGELOW.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She also had to make both ends meet on an income which would seem starvation at the present day; but she was strong, spirited, and managing, and equal to all her tasks till the long attendance upon me, and the consequent illness, forced her to spare herself—a little—a very little.
