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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 Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
all
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
arrange
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
bed
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
built
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
came
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
cap
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
chief
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From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
comfort
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From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
comfortably
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
delight
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
dinner
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From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
Douglas
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From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
down
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
ears
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
effort
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
father
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
feel
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From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
gradually
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
helped
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
hopes
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
Kirsteen
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
like
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
made
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
mood
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From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
more
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
mother
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
natural
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
now
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From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
off
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
only
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From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
palace
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
put
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
room
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From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
say
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From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
source
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From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
successful
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
tearful
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From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
troubles
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From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
up
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From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
very
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From this reading Mrs. Douglas retired to her room after dinner in a very tearful mood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The only comfort she could feel now was in the source of her chief troubles.
well
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had made a great effort and she had not been successful, and all her hopes which had been gradually built up into a palace of delight came tumbling down about her ears.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
wot
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
YepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
ye'll
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
yield
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
yielded
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From this reading It would have been more natural in ye, Kirsteen, if ye had yielded to your mother, for well I wot ye’ll have to yield to him, whether ye like it or no.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Ye may say what you like to me,” she cried as Kirsteen helped her to take off her cap and arrange herself comfortably upon her bed, “but your father will never put up with it.
