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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 The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
appeared
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything was not as picturesque when seen near by, as it looked from a distance.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Everything was not as picturesque when seen near by, as it looked from a distance.
careless
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
comfort
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From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
considered
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From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
country
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From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
Court
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
dilapidated
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
discovered
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From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
disgracenounUS /dɪsˈɡreɪs/
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
distance
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From this reading Everything was not as picturesque when seen near by, as it looked from a distance.
Earl's
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
Erlesboro
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From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
Errol
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was not as picturesque when seen near by, as it looked from a distance.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
houses
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
idleness
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From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
ignorance
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From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
industry
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From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything was not as picturesque when seen near by, as it looked from a distance.
many
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
miserable
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
moor-sides
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
Mrs
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
near
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From this reading Everything was not as picturesque when seen near by, as it looked from a distance.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Everything was not as picturesque when seen near by, as it looked from a distance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
people
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
picturesque
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
poverty
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From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
sad
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
seen
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
sickly
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From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
there
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From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
things
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
truth
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
village
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading She had found idleness and poverty and ignorance where there should have been comfort and industry.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As to Earl's Court, it was a disgrace, with its dilapidated houses and miserable, careless, sickly people.
work
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From this reading The truth was that Mrs. Errol had found a great many sad things in the course of her work among the poor of the little village that appeared so picturesque when it was seen from the moor-sides.
worst
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From this reading And she had discovered, after a while, that Erlesboro was considered to be the worst village in that part of the country.
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