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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 We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
all
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From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
altered
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
back
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
bag
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From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
blows
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
circumstances
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
cold
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
days
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
door
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
few
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From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
filled
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From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
go
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
hot
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
light
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
moment
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
more
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From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
necessaries
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From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
only
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
passing
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
pea-coats
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From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
possessions
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From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
Provis's
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
questions
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
return
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
rooms
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
safety
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
see
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From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
set
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
shade
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
shines
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
summer
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
sun
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
unknown
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
utterly
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
vex
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
wholly
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From this reading Where I might go, what I might do, or when I might return, were questions utterly unknown to me; nor did I vex my mind with them, for it was wholly set on Provis’s safety.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
winter
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From this reading It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We had our pea-coats with us, and I took a bag.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I only wondered for the passing moment, as I stopped at the door and looked back, under what altered circumstances I should next see those rooms, if ever.
worldly
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From this reading Of all my worldly possessions I took no more than the few necessaries that filled the bag.
