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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 "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
back
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
became
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
cottage
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From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
cup
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From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
drag
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
faint
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
feet
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
find
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From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
frightfully
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
get
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From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
glass
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From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
got
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
hotter
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
hungry
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
lived
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From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
lunch
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From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
Mallowe
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From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
Maundell
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From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
mile
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
new
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From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
place
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From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
rather
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
realised
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
room
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From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
scarcely
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
sun
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
tea
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From this reading She had forgotten that she had left Mallowe before lunch, and that she ought to have got a cup of tea, at least, at Maundell.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
There
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From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
tired
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From this reading The sun got hotter and hotter, and her feet became so tired that she could scarcely drag one of them after another.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
walked
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
water
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From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
way
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From this reading Before she had walked a mile on her way back, she realised that she was frightfully hungry and rather faint.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "There is not even a cottage where I could get a glass of water," she thought.
years
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From this reading "Oh, I shall have to find a new place," she was thinking, "and I have lived in that little room for years."
