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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 One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
addressed
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
back
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
breakfast
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
came
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
colour
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
country
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From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
curiously
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
declared
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From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
down
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From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
happy
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From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
hurt
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
intensely
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From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
laid
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
late
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
laughingly
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
letter
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
LOSS
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From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
lying
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
matter
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From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
months
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
night
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
pale
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
plate
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
rather
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From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
reconciliation
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
regain
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
saw
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
seem
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
spirits
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
table
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
then
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
there
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From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
three
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
touch
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
town
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From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
turn
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
up
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From this reading Viola took it up laughingly, and then I saw her suddenly turn pale, and she laid it back on the table as if the touch of it hurt her.
usual
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
Viola
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading LOSS We had left town and come down to the country.
well
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From this reading Viola had not seemed quite so well in the last three months since the night of our reconciliation, and even here in the country she did not seem to regain her colour and her usual spirits.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One morning when we came down to our rather late breakfast I found a long, thin, curiously addressed letter lying by my plate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She declared, however, there was nothing the matter with her, and we had been intensely happy.
