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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 longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
all
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
Anice
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appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
asking
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From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
Barholm
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boisterous
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
caught
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concerning
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deaf
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
decided
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definite
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From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
desultory
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
fallen
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family
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From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
get
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From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
girls
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
glimpses
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From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
habit
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
hard-faced
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
heard
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
information
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From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
longed
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From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
made
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
men
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
missed
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
Mr
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much
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
nearer
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From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
other
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From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
passing
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people
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From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
pilgrimages
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
relationship
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From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
rough
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
saw
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From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
things
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From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
turning
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From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
unprepossessing
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From this reading She longed to know something definite of them--to get a little nearer to their unprepossessing life.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her desultory pilgrimages, Anice saw all that he missed, and heard much that he was deaf to.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Barholm had fallen into the habit of turning to Anice for it, when he required information concerning people and things.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
window
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
women
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From this reading Sometimes the men and women, passing, caught glimpses of her, and, asking each other who she was, decided upon her relationship to the family.
work
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From this reading The rough, hard-faced men and boisterous girls who passed to and from their work at the mine, drew her to the window whenever they made their appearance.
