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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 Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
afternoons
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
Avelyn
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
begin
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
boarder
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
centre
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
chord
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
Cottage
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
dear
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
deep
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
DifferentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Different neighbourhoods seem to have different scents.
dreams
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
enough
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
fairy
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
focus
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
Friday
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
glamour
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
happy
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
Harlingden
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Different neighbourhoods seem to have different scents.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
hitherto
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
Home
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
house
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
ideals
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
interests
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
lay
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
leaped
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
Lyngates
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
magic
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
Moss
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
nature
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
neighbourhoods
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From this reading Different neighbourhoods seem to have different scents.
Netherton
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
new
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
now
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
out
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
palace
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
place
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
real
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
romantic
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
scents
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From this reading Different neighbourhoods seem to have different scents.
seem
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From this reading Different neighbourhoods seem to have different scents.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
Silverside
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
spot
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
started
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
stepped
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
surroundings
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
touched
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
train
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
undreamed-of
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From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
very
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From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
Walden
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From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
walk
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From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moss Cottage Though Avelyn was happy enough as a boarder at Silverside, the real focus and centre of her life lay at Walden.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The glamour of it seemed to begin when she stepped out of the train at Netherton on Friday afternoons and started on her walk to Lyngates.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Home had been dear in Harlingden because it was home, but now it was a magic spot, a palace of fairy dreams, a place where new and hitherto undreamed-of interests and ideals had suddenly leaped into being.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little house, with its romantic surroundings, had touched a very deep chord in her nature.
