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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 But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
ago
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
Aunt
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away
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
Banks
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From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
bother
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
charges
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From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
Chicago
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
Connecticut
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
Dana
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
deal
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From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
Dick
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didn't
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
died
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
Dolly
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dwelling-place
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
far
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
father's
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
fond
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
go
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
Grandma
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greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
happened
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
Helen
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From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
home
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
homestead
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
https
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
just
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
live
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
lived
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From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
married
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
matter
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
mattered
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From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
Most
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mother's
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much
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
now
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
old
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
orphaned
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From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
other
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
people
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
philosophical
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
place
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From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
receive
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From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
sea
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
See
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sent
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
sister
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From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
spent
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From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
Then
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
things
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
tiny
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From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
together
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
tots
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transfer
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From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
twin
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From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
twins
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
two
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From this reading Then, about two years ago, Grandma Banks had died, and now Aunt Helen was to be married and go far away across the sea to live.
up
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From this reading So their Chicago home was broken up, and the twins were sent to the old Dana homestead in Connecticut, to live with their father’s people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading This transfer of their dwelling-place didn’t bother Dick and Dolly much, for they were philosophical little people and took things just as they happened, and, moreover, they were so fond of each other, that so long as they were together, it didn’t matter to them where they were.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But to the two people who lived in the old Dana place, and who were about to receive the twin charges, it mattered a great deal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading See https:// Most of these years had been spent with Grandma Banks and Aunt Helen, for Dick and Dolly were orphaned when they were tiny tots, and Aunt Helen Banks was their mother’s sister.
years
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