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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 Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
absence
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
always
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
answer
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
anxiety
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
arranged
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
astonishingly
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
Bedstefar
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
Bedstemor
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From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
briskly
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
caused
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
Clifford's
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
continue
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
craftiness
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
days
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
deal
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From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
death
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
entice
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
excellent
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
excitement
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
felt
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
funeral
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
going
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
how
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
keep
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
kitchen
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
Knutty's
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
mountains
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
much
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From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
night
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
only
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
persecutions
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
place
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
porch
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
Preparations
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
questions
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
safely
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
said
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
spent
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From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
spirits
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
steadily
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
supposed
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From this reading Preparations had been going steadily forward, interrupted only by the anxiety and excitement caused by Clifford's long absence in the mountains and his supposed death.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
there
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From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
three
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
troubled
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From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
watching
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From this reading Bedstemor herself had been much troubled about him, and had spent a good deal of time watching for him.
week
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From this reading Bedstefar had been dead for three days, and it had been arranged that the funeral was to take place a week after the night of his death.
well
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From this reading Bedstemor was astonishingly well, seemed in excellent spirits, and in answer to questions as to how she felt, she always said briskly:
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when he returned safely, she felt free to continue her persecutions in the kitchen; and it took a great amount of Knutty's craftiness to entice her into the porch and keep her there.
