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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
accomplish
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
after-school
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
Ansted
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From this reading The Ansted girls had been invited to join the workers.
Ansteds
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From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
attributed
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
beautiful
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Ansted girls had been invited to join the workers.
Benedict
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From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
blinds
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
bright
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
DOOR
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From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
established
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
fact
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
family
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
get
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
girls
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From this reading The Ansted girls had been invited to join the workers.
glimpses
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Ansted girls had been invited to join the workers.
half-drawn
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
hardly
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
home
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
house
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
inside
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
interested
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
invited
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From this reading The Ansted girls had been invited to join the workers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
join
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From this reading The Ansted girls had been invited to join the workers.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
longed
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
Miss
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From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
much
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From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
nearer
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
old
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
OPENverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading AN OPEN DOOR.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
saw
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
see
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
shades
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
spoke
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
surroundings
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
there
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
THEREAFTER
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From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEREAFTER Miss Benedict thought much about the Ansteds.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
thrown
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
walks
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
way
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From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The family returned and established themselves there, and the blinds were thrown open, and through the half-drawn shades, as she took her after-school walks, she could see glimpses of bright, beautiful life inside; she longed to get nearer, and saw no way to accomplish it.
why
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From this reading She herself could hardly have told why they interested her so much, though she attributed it to the fact that the surroundings of the old house spoke to her of home.
workers
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From this reading The Ansted girls had been invited to join the workers.
