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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 I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
angrily
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
annual
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From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
apprenticeship
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
arrival
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
ask
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
became
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From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
better
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
birthday
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
causing
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
circumstance
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
custom
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From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
effect
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
Estella
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
expected
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
few
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From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
gate
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
gave
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From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
going
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From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
guinea
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From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
Havisham
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
interview
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From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
just
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
lasted
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From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
limits
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
marshes
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
mention
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From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
minutes
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From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
Miss
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
more
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
now
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
occasion
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
once
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From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
paying
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
Pocket
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
regular
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
routine
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
Sarah
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
spoke
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
taking
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I may mention at once that this became an annual custom.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
tried
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From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
varied
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
very
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
village
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
visit
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From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
way
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The interview lasted but a few minutes, and she gave me a guinea when I was going, and told me to come again on my next birthday.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I now fell into a regular routine of apprenticeship life, which was varied beyond the limits of the village and the marshes, by no more remarkable circumstance than the arrival of my birthday and my paying another visit to Miss Havisham.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I tried to decline taking the guinea on the first occasion, but with no better effect than causing her to ask me very angrily, if I expected more?
words
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From this reading I found Miss Sarah Pocket still on duty at the gate; I found Miss Havisham just as I had left her, and she spoke of Estella in the very same way, if not in the very same words.
