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18
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From this reading “January —, 18—.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
all
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
back
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From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
basket
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From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
bearing
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From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
came
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
changed
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
child
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
date
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From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
door
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
doorstep
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From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
dress
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From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
eagerly
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
Edith
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
female
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From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
Heloise
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
Hospital
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
house
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From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
how
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
January
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From this reading “January —, 18—.
leaves
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
matron
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
night
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
nurses
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
officers
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
Oh
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
pinned
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From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
received
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From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
remembered
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
St
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From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
turned
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
well
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading They went first to the —— St. Hospital, where officers and nurses and matron had all been changed since the night when the child Heloise was left at the door.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was received into the house a female child, found in a basket on the doorstep with the name Heloise pinned upon its dress.”
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
years
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From this reading But the books remained, and after a long time they found the one bearing date nineteen years back.
yellow
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From this reading Oh, how eagerly Edith turned the worn, yellow leaves till she came to the date she remembered so well.
