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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
Accepted
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add
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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
affairs
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From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
afterwards
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From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
Annette
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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.
arrived
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asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Aspirations
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Awkward
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Birmingham
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brother
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Business
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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
calls
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Challenger
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children
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comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
Connie
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Death
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Deductions
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DisappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
earn
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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
Edinburgh
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eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
eldest
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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
family
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father
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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
Father's
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FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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followed
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From this reading Another sister, Julia, followed shortly afterwards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Germany
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From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
gone
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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
Holmes
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home
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Ida
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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Innes
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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
Julia
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Literary
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Lottie
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Mental
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mother
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MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
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NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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only
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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Original
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out
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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Portugal
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Position
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Professor
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promotion
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RECOLLECTIONS
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returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Ruyton
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Sad
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salary
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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
school
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send
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From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
Sheffield
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Sherlock
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shortly
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show
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sister
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Spiritual
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stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
Story
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straitened
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From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
STUDENT
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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
two
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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
University
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uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But Annette, the eldest sister, had already gone out to Portugal to earn and send home a fair salary, while Lottie and Connie were about to do the same.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I returned to Edinburgh, with little to show, either mental or spiritual, for my pleasant school year in Germany, I found that the family affairs were still as straitened as ever.
year
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Yearnings
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younger
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From this reading No promotion had come to my father, and two younger children, Innes, my only brother, and Ida, had arrived to add to the calls upon my mother.
