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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 Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
also
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
apartments
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
asking
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
barges
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
Barnet
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From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
called
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From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
cannot
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
change
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
Chipping
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From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
consciousness
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
exactly
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
experiences
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
faces
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
familiar
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
fever
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
fro
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
going
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
Hertford
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
house
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
intuitive
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
just
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
lazily
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
Lea
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
living
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
made
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
many
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
mother
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From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
neighbourhood
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
now
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From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
occupying
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
painful
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
people
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
place
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From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
prelude
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
recorded
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
recovered
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
removed
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From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
restrained
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
River
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
saw
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
strange
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
streets
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From this reading We had removed also from the neighbourhood; the streets were strange, the people were strange; I saw no familiar faces.
subject
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
village
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From this reading The place we were in now was nothing but a village; my mother told me it was called Chipping Barnet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
watched
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From this reading Hitherto we had been living in Hertford, and many a time had I watched the barges going lazily to and fro on the River Lea.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When I recovered from the fever of which the experiences just recorded were the prelude, I found that we had removed from the house in which I was born, and that we were occupying apartments.
why
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From this reading I cannot tell exactly what it was that restrained me from asking why the change had been made; it must have been from an intuitive consciousness that the subject was painful to my mother.
