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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
beg
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
check
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From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
choughs
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
coming
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
drowned
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From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
ecstasies
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
full
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From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
general
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
Going
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From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
got
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
Grace
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
growing
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From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
hall
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
Harry
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
hour
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From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
Joyce
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
July
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
ladies
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From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
mother
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From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
neck
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
now
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From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
offended
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From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
ordered
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
outburst
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
pair
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
pardon
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
refusal
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
risk
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
room
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
rude
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
say
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
sent
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
shows
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
shy
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From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
some
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From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
spirits
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From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
strange
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From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
takes
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From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
tears
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From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
temper
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
then
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From this reading She on her part takes to everybody, and is growing so full of spirits that mother now and then has to check her a little.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
training
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
two
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From this reading Going thither some hour or two after, I found her drowned in tears, because she had offended my mother.
usually
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From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
very
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From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
want
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
wonderfully
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From this reading Harry, who is usually very shy of strange young ladies, takes wonderfully to Joyce.
yesterday
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From this reading She is very good in general, I must say, though she now and then shows her want of training in a little outburst of temper, and yesterday was so rude to Grace that mother ordered her to beg pardon, and on her refusal sent her to her room.
young
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From this reading _July 30._ THIS morning, coming into the hall, I found Joyce quite in ecstasies over a pair of young choughs that Harry had got for her at the risk of his neck.
