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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 Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
all
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From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
assistant
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
better
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
Carpenter
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
consulted
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
DAVIS'S
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
day
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
down
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
duties
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
events
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From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
factotum
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
fill
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
fulfilling
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
general
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
gone
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
Hallowell
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
hard
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
Hardy's
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From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
home
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
housekeeper
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
LETTER
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
March
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
milliner
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
MISS
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
Mrs
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
multifarious
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
now
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
opens
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
parting
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From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
place
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
probably
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
reader
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
remarked
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
Rhoda
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From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
Rhoda's
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
school
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
September
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
settled
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
SHALLmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
sick-nurse
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
sigh
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From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
summer
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
supposed
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From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
thirteenthadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːr.tiːnθ/
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
want
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now the last of March, and Rhoda settled down for the summer, as she supposed, fulfilling her multifarious duties as assistant sick-nurse, milliner, reader, and factotum in general at the home.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
words
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From this reading These were Miss Hardy's last words on parting with Rhoda.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Carpenter remarked one day, with a sigh, that it would be hard to fill Rhoda's place when she was gone.
write
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From this reading At all events, I will write and let you know in good time."
year
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From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _MISS DAVIS'S LETTER._ "I SHALL probably want you to come down about the first of September, as our school opens on the thirteenth this year, but I can tell better when I have consulted Mrs. Hallowell, the housekeeper.
