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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 Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
account
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From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
adjusted
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
bare
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From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
courting
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
defence
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From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
down
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
dust
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
excuses
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From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
eyes
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
father
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From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
full
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
ground
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From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
hens
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
Hetty
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
hid
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
hoped
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From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
indeed
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From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
interview
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From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
mallow
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
parsonage
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
patch
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
pits
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
preparing
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From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
ragged
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
rays
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
readjusted
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
render
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From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
sat
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
scratched
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
send
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From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
simply
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From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
snuggled
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
soon
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From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
stack
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From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
straw
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From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
strewn
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From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
sun
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
supposed
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From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
there
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
trivial
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From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
turf
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
twigs
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From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
unconsciously
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
usual
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
warm
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
watched
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She hoped, indeed, that the interview would be short, but simply because the account she must render to him seemed trivial beside that which she must render to herself.
windows
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
wing-feathers
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From this reading Her eyes watched the hens as they scratched pits in the warm dust, snuggled down and adjusted and readjusted their wing-feathers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between her and the stack the ground was bare, strewn with straw and broken twigs.
woodstack
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From this reading Hetty had found a patch of ragged turf and mallow where the woodstack hid her from the parsonage windows; and sat there in the morning sun--unconsciously, as usual, courting its full rays.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She supposed that her father would send for her soon: but she was preparing no defence, no excuses.
