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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 Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
aching
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
angry
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
ASconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
best
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
blank
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
change
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
chatted
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
child
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
days
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From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
engrossed
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
follow
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From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
forget
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
happy
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
incessantly
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
inconsistently
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From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
Jock
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From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
like
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
miss
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
Muir
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From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
NEW
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From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
Orris
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From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
other
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From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
out
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
own
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
philosophically
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
Pippa
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
playmate
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
QUARTERS
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From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
shut
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
task
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
thoughts
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
tried
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From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
Vicarage
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From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
want
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From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She took herself to task for this; she was angry that she could not shut him out of her thoughts, and tried her best to forget him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pippa still chatted incessantly about him, but, like a happy child, she took this change in her life philosophically, and was engrossed with her little playmate at the Vicarage.
withdrawn
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From this reading She had withdrawn herself from him of her own free will, but the miss of him brought an aching blank in her life.
wonder
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From this reading NEW QUARTERS AGAIN AS the days went on, Orris began to wonder whether she should ever hear of Jock Muir again.
write
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From this reading Though she had told him not to write or follow her, she inconsistently began to want him to do one or the other.
