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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 Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
any
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From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
back
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
begin
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From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
Bond
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From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
book
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
certainly
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From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
child
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From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
city
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
curious
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
down
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
feel
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From this reading "I feel quite uneasy.
few
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
five
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
happened
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From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
Howe
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From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
keep
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From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
longer
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From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
miles
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
minutes
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
Mrs
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From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
old
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From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
only
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
other
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
out
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
place
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
put
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I feel quite uneasy.
reading
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
Rose
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
said
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From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
spectacles
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
then
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I begin to think that something has happened to the poor child," said old Mrs. Bond.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
uneasy
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From this reading "I feel quite uneasy.
up
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
upside
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
very
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From this reading "It is very curious that Rose does not come back; it is only five miles into the city.
walked
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
window
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From this reading Something _must_ have happened;" and she walked from one window to the other, put up her spectacles, and took them out, then took a book down from the shelf, and after reading it upside down a few minutes, returned it to its place again.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mrs. Howe certainly would not keep her any longer than she could help.
