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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 It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
almost
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From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
Anne
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From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
business
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
came
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
circumstances
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
completion
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
day
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From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
downstairs
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
drawing
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
early
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
family
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
father's
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From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
gloomy
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
HEATHCOTE'S
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From this reading HEATHCOTE’S PROPOSAL.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
library
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
Loseby
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
made
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From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
Mountford
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From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
Mr
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
new
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From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
PROPOSAL
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From this reading HEATHCOTE’S PROPOSAL.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
rose
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From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
settled
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From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
sitting
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
spot
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From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
table
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From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The excitement was over, the gloomy details of business drawing to completion, and the new circumstances of the family life remained to be settled by the family themselves.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
way
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From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was still early when Anne came downstairs, and took her way to the library in which Mr. Loseby was sitting.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He was at her father’s table, almost in the same spot where Mr. Mountford, for as long as she could remember, had done his business, or made believe to do it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
world
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From this reading It was a new world upon which Anne rose that day.
