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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 The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
altogether
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
amalgamated
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
anticipated
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
audience
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awe
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
barometer
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
bazaar
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Birthday
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
blowing
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
bought
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
class
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clearly
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cling
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
Club
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connection
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
difficult
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
dramatic
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
easy
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From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
get
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From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
girls
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
Hawthorners
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
Hawthorns
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
Hockey
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
judge
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
matter
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
mental
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
Miss
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
more
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
much
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
own
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
performance
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
play-room
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
Principal
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From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
respectful
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
rival
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
saw
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
scantyadjectiveUS /ˈskænti/
small or barely sufficient in amount
From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
School
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
shown
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
Silverside
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
smallness
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
some
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
spoken
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
stalls
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
suspected
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
task
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
tenaciously
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
there
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
Thompson
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
traditions
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From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
trouble
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
undercurrent
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
undertaken
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From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
very
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not easy for the Principal to get to know the exact mind of the school.
way
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From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
well-behaved
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From this reading She saw the girls in class, respectful, well-behaved, and very much in awe of her, but it was another matter to judge the mental barometer of the play-room.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had spoken much of Silverside traditions, but it had never struck her that the Hawthorners might have some of their own to which they might cling tenaciously.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She suspected that there was an undercurrent of trouble: the smallness of the Silverside Hockey Club, the rival stalls at the bazaar, and the scanty audience at the dramatic performance had shown her clearly which way the wind was blowing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The School Birthday When Miss Thompson had bought the connection of The Hawthorns, and amalgamated that school with her own, she had undertaken a more difficult task than she had altogether anticipated.
