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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 Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
aggravation
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
all
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
any
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
applied
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From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
aunt
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
baby
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
bath
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
Candy's
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
cold
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From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
darning
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
days
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From this reading The days seemed to move slowly.
detestation
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
dinner
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
dragged
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
dread
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
greatly
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
hand
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From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
hours
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
Matilda
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From this reading They were such troublesome days to Matilda.
minded
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
more
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
move
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From this reading The days seemed to move slowly.
Mrs
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
much
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From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
own
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
patching
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
reading
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
relentless
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From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
resented
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From this reading Matilda greatly resented having it applied to her at all by any hand but her own; it was an aggravation that her aunt minded that, and her, no more than if she had been a baby.
room
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days seemed to move slowly.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
simply
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
slowly
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From this reading The days seemed to move slowly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
sooner
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From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They were such troublesome days to Matilda.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The days seemed to move slowly.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were such troublesome days to Matilda.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The days seemed to move slowly.
troublesome
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From this reading They were such troublesome days to Matilda.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
water
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From this reading It was not so much for the cold water as for the relentless hand that applied it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were such troublesome days to Matilda.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the morning bath, which was simply her detestation, all through the long hours of reading, and patching, and darning in Mrs. Candy's room, the time dragged; and no sooner was dinner over, than she began to dread the next morning again.
