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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. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
air
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
all
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
also
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
always
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
blowy
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
Bolton
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
cherishing
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
Connie
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
cottage
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
daffs
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
day
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
day's
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From this reading They're the prettiest sight you'd see in a day's march.
don't
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
drive
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
extend
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
eye
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
feebly
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
female
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
fire
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
go
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
going
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
gone
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
got
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
habit
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
hardly
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
Hilda
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
keeper's
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
kept
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
ladyship
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
march
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From this reading They're the prettiest sight you'd see in a day's march.
Mrs
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
Now
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
out
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
pretending
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
prettiest
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From this reading They're the prettiest sight you'd see in a day's march.
professional
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
protection
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From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
read
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
said
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
see
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From this reading They're the prettiest sight you'd see in a day's march.
sew
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
sight
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From this reading They're the prettiest sight you'd see in a day's march.
sitting
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From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
soon
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For Connie had got into the habit of sitting still by the fire, pretending to read, or to sew feebly, and hardly going out at all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
They're
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From this reading They're the prettiest sight you'd see in a day's march.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Bolton also kept a cherishing eye on Connie, feeling she must extend to her her female and professional protection.
urging
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
Uthwaite
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
walk
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From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was always urging her ladyship to walk out, to drive to Uthwaite, to be in the air.
why
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
wood
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From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was a blowy day soon after Hilda had gone, that Mrs. Bolton said: "Now why don't you go for a walk through the wood, and look at the daffs behind the keeper's cottage?
you'd
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From this reading They're the prettiest sight you'd see in a day's march.
