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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
all
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
Alstine's
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
arrange
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the party landed, they were received with shouts of rejoicing.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
BERTHA
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
business
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
children
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
city
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
day
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
Dunk's
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
estate
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
family
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
forenoon
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
former
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
glad
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
GLEN
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
gone
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
Grant
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
Greyhound
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
heard
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
Hollow
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
home
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
hope
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
Island
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
landed
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From this reading As the party landed, they were received with shouts of rejoicing.
leading
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
leaving
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
luncheon
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
meet
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
mission
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
Mr
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
Obed
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
old
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the party landed, they were received with shouts of rejoicing.
places
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
Presby
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
received
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From this reading As the party landed, they were received with shouts of rejoicing.
rejoicing
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From this reading As the party landed, they were received with shouts of rejoicing.
return
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
Richard
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
school
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
shouts
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From this reading As the party landed, they were received with shouts of rejoicing.
showing
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
spent
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
there
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
tidings
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
Uncle
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
Van
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
vicinity
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
visited
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
VISITS
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From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the party landed, they were received with shouts of rejoicing.
Whitestone
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From this reading After luncheon, Richard took them over to Whitestone in the _Greyhound_, and on their return they visited Van Alstine’s Island and the Glen.
whole
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From this reading Bertha spent the whole forenoon in showing the old gentleman about the estate, and leading him to all the pleasant places in the vicinity.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading BERTHA VISITS THE GLEN AGAIN The next day Mr. Grant and Uncle Obed went to the city to arrange the business of the former, leaving Mr. Presby at home with the children.
Woodville
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From this reading Even Dunk’s Hollow had heard the glad tidings of the return of the family to Woodville, and the children of the little mission school had gone to the Glen in the forenoon, and again in the afternoon, in the hope that Bertha might meet them there.
