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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 I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
back
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
bound
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
content
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
convent
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From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
Dartford
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
desire
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
DOauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
fairly
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
family
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
fields
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
find
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
footsteps
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
freedom
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
garden
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
go
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From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
grass
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
high
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
home
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
house
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
London
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
longed
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
minutely
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From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
more
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
most
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
new
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
now
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
orchard
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
orderly
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
plots
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
propose
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From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
remembered
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
several
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
shut
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
STRIKES
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From this reading THE THUNDER STRIKES.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THUNDER STRIKES.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
then
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
there
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
THUNDERnounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THUNDER STRIKES.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
trim
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
uncle's
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
very
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From this reading I DO not propose to go very minutely into the details of my convent life.
visible
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
walls
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
wearied
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
wished
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From this reading I remembered my uncle's house in London, and wished myself back there, or with the family in their new home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
world
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From this reading I wearied of the trim grass plots, the orderly garden, and the orchard shut in from the rest of the world by high walls, and longed to find myself in the open fields, with no visible bound to my footsteps.
years
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From this reading I remained at Dartford for several years, fairly content for the most part, though I now and then had a great desire after more freedom.
