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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 Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
ages
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
ago
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
Aurelia's
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
ball
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From this reading The children’s toys, a ball and a set of ninepins lay on the floor!
betrayed
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
betrayer
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
Betrothed
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
broke
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
burst
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
children's
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From this reading The children’s toys, a ball and a set of ninepins lay on the floor!
close
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
cry
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
down
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
end
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
favourite
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
floor
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From this reading The children’s toys, a ball and a set of ninepins lay on the floor!
garden
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
halt
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
heart
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
How
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
lay
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From this reading The children’s toys, a ball and a set of ninepins lay on the floor!
leather
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
Letty
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
made
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
maid
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
many
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
moss-grown
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
nightingale
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
ninepins
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From this reading The children’s toys, a ball and a set of ninepins lay on the floor!
note
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
out
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
overhead
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
pealnounUS /piːl/
a loud ringing burst of sound
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
perhaps
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
put
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
repeating
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
reply
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
sarcastic
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From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
SCOTT
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
set
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From this reading The children’s toys, a ball and a set of ninepins lay on the floor!
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
shoes
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
sit
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
song
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From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
stout
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
summer-house
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How many ages ago was it that she had made that sarcastic reply to Letty?--perhaps her last!
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
toys
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From this reading The children’s toys, a ball and a set of ninepins lay on the floor!
ventured
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From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
wedded
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Aurelia’s first halt was in a moss-grown summer-house at the end of the garden, where she ventured to sit down to put on her stout leather shoes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A nightingale, close overhead, burst into a peal of song, repeating his one favourite note, which seemed to her to cry out “Although my heart is broke, broke, broke, broke.”
Widowed
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
wife
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From this reading Widowed wife and wedded maid, Betrothed, betrayer, and betrayed.--SCOTT.
