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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 Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
all
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
army
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
Avalon
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From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
back
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From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
boys
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
business
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
came
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From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
careful
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
Corridor
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
cost
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
economical
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
expense
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
father
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
felt
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
financially
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
four
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
Greycliff
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From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
Holmes
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From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
Hope
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
Hunt
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
Isabel
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
Jim
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
juniors
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
Lakeview
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
less
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
making
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
Moore
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From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
occupied
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From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
Olivia
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From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
plans
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
possible
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
room
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
rooms
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
said
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
saving
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
scholarship
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
shared
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From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
single
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
suffer
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
suite
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
suited
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
suites
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
Then
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From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
together
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
too
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
Virginia
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From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
well
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From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Isabel Hunt and Virginia Hope, juniors, were together in a single room on Lakeview Corridor.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Then, Avalon Moore and Olivia Holmes, who had shared the suite with them, were not back this year.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the same room which Isabel had occupied with Avalon Moore when they first came to Greycliff.
won
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Isabel said that she, too, was well suited by making careful plans, for Jim and her father were saving against the time when all the boys would be in the army and business might suffer.
year
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From this reading While the scholarship which Virginia had won the year before was a great help to her financially, she still felt that she must be as economical as possible, and single rooms cost less than suites, even when the expense of a suite was divided among four.
