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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 Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
action
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From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After all, how much she was to be pitied!
all
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From this reading After all, how much she was to be pitied!
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
aware
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After all, how much she was to be pitied!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
clearly
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From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
counsel
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
enough
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
friend
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
guide
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
hard
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
how
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From this reading After all, how much she was to be pitied!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
Joshua
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From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
knew
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
lived
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
living
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
lonely
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
Minnie
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
Minnie's
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From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
mother
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
much
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From this reading After all, how much she was to be pitied!
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
obliviousness
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From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
pitied
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From this reading After all, how much she was to be pitied!
presented
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From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
shell
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
steal
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
stealing
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
teach
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
tenderly
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From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading At the same time he could not help feeling tenderly towards her because of that wrong action.
understandnounUS /understand/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
wayward
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
well
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Minnie's obliviousness of what was right had never before been presented so clearly to Joshua.
wilful
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From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Could it be wondered at that she was hard to teach, and that she was wayward and wilful, living such a lonely life as she lived, with no friend to counsel, no mother to guide her?
wrong
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From this reading He knew well enough that Minnie, although she was aware that it was wrong to steal, could not understand that she did wrong in stealing the shell.
