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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 Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
accord
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
all
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
ball
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
balls
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
blazed
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
brother
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From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
business
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From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sometimes no doubt it does happen so.
carriages
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
consequently
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From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
continually
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
curious
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
day
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
Dinglewood
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But sometimes no doubt it does happen so.
doubt
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From this reading But sometimes no doubt it does happen so.
evening
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
find
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
flashed
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
friendship
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
Gerald
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
go
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
Greshams
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
grew
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
happen
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From this reading But sometimes no doubt it does happen so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
impatient
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
important
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
kind
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
Lottie
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
made
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
merry-making
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
more
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But sometimes no doubt it does happen so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
often
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
out
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
parties
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
reading
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
rich
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From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
skies
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But sometimes no doubt it does happen so.
sometimes
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From this reading But sometimes no doubt it does happen so.
Stoke
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
story
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From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
strife
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
there
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From this reading Lottie Stoke was there continually, and there grew up a curious friendship, half strife, half accord, between Gerald and herself.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have often been impatient in reading books, to find the story go on from one party to another, from one ball to another, as if life had nothing more important in it.
turned
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From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
up
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From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The life of the Greshams was made up of balls and parties; they were never alone; Dinglewood blazed out to the skies every evening, and the carriages flashed out and in, and one kind of merry-making or another went on all day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had nothing to do with the business as it turned out, and consequently was not half so rich as his brother.
