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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 “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
accepted
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From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
Anice
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From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
any
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
ask
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From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
asks
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From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
assistance
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From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
awakening
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
came
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From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
contrived
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
convey
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
Deeply
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From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
Derrick
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
encouragement
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
explanation
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From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
father
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
Fergus
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
girl
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From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
go
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
Grace
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
heard
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
hush
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
interested
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From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
Joan
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From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
like
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From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
Liz
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
managed
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
more
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
much
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
parochial
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
prone
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From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
protectress
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
questions
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From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
said
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From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
see
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
source
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From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “If she asks, tell her it is from a girl like herself,” Anice had said, and Joan had accepted the explanation.
tendency
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
visits
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Deeply as Anice was interested in Joan, she left her to herself.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading From what source the assistance came, Joan did not know, and she was not prone to ask questions.
wisely
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From this reading She did not go to see her, and still more wisely, she managed to hush in her father any awakening tendency toward parochial visits.
work
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From this reading But from Grace and Fergus Derrick she heard much of her, and through Grace she contrived to convey work and help to Liz, and encouragement to her protectress.
