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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 “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
autumn
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
bit
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From this reading The Canon bit his lip.
butterfly
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
called
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From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
Canon
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
consult
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From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
difference
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
follow
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
gaining
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
gradually
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
hardened
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
harness
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Canon bit his lip.
influence
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
learned
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From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
limitations
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From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
lip
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From this reading The Canon bit his lip.
longer
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From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
lost
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
Mrs
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
parochial
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From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
put
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
relations
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
said
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
seasons
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
set
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From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
softened
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
some
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From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
spring
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
talk
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From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
tasks
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From this reading He had learned her limitations and no longer set her tasks beyond her powers.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
try
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
turned
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From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had called to consult her upon some parochial question and the talk had turned upon Yvonne.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
Winstanley
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From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
winter
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must not try to put a butterfly into harness,” said Mrs. Winstanley, who had gradually been gaining lost influence.
Yvonne
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From this reading The autumn hardened into winter and the winter softened into spring, and the relations between Yvonne and the Canon seemed to follow the seasons’ difference.
