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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 In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
absent
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
alarmed
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From this reading Anne became alarmed.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
Anne
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From this reading Anne became alarmed.
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
arrangements
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
ascertained
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
became
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From this reading Anne became alarmed.
bright
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From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
Catherine
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From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
Christian
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From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
coach
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
Crankie
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From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
day
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From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
earliest
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
going
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
gone
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
inquiries
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
intelligence
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
Jacky
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
letter
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From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
Lillie
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
middle
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From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
Miss
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
Mrs
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From this reading In the middle of the day, Miss Crankie brought her a letter from Mrs. Catherine.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
out
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
painfully
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
perplexed
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
previous
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
sent
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From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
some
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
there
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From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
thus
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From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
tidings
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From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sent out Jacky to make inquiries; Jacky ascertained that Miss Lillie on the previous morning had gone by the earliest coach to Edinburgh.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
weary
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From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Another day, as bright, as weary, and as long, and still there were no tidings of Christian.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The intelligence was some relief, yet perplexed Anne painfully; the arrangements were going on, but what could she do, if Christian remained absent, thus left alone with the dead?
