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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 IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Presently she began to question her grandmother and to try to get at particulars.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
cry
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
despair
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
determination
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
developed
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
down
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
dumb
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
excitement
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
felt
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From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
few
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
forgot
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
get
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From this reading Presently she began to question her grandmother and to try to get at particulars.
give
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
grandmother
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From this reading Presently she began to question her grandmother and to try to get at particulars.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
heart
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From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
hope
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
instinctively
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From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
lament
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
minutes
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
natural
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
Nelly
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
Nelly's
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
nerves
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
new-found
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
old
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
overstrained
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
particulars
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From this reading Presently she began to question her grandmother and to try to get at particulars.
past
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
Presently
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From this reading Presently she began to question her grandmother and to try to get at particulars.
qualities
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Presently she began to question her grandmother and to try to get at particulars.
sat
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
small
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
summer
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
throb
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From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
training
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
tremble
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From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
try
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From this reading Presently she began to question her grandmother and to try to get at particulars.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
up
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From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
violently
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From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
voice
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From this reading She found her voice and hands beginning to tremble and her heart to throb violently; and she felt instinctively that it would never do to give way.
wail
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she was not one to give up long at a time, and the training of the past summer had developed her natural qualities of determination and perseverance.
way
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
woman
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From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
wonder
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From this reading IT is small wonder that Nelly forgot every thing,—even her new-found hope,—and sat down for a few minutes in dumb despair.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the old woman would do nothing but cry and lament and wail, till Nelly's overstrained nerves began to give way under the excitement.
