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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 She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
afternoon's
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
air
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
all
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From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
any
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
call
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From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
Caryisfort
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From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
choice
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
choosenounUS /choose/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
cold
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From this reading She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
company
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
difference
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
enveloped
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
excuses
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
girls
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
give
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
invalid
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From this reading She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
Kate
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From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
keep
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
kept
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From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
Lady
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From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
Ombra
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
others
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From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
out
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From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
paying
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From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
prettiest
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
said
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From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
seclusion
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
see
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
sofa
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From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
stay
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
strong
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From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
sunshine
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
up
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had a cold, and was half an invalid.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Let me see--no, I will not choose Ombra, for Ombra has need of all the air that is to be had; but Kate is strong--an afternoon’s seclusion will not make any difference to her.
wish
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From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had kept Kate with her while the others went out, after paying their call.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lady Caryisfort had enveloped her choice of Kate in the prettiest excuses: ‘I wish one of you girls would give up the sunshine, and stay and keep me company,’ she had said.
yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘Come and tell me all about yourself, Kate,’ said Lady Caryisfort, from her sofa.
