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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 Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the first visit her place was never vacant.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
all
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
allotted
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
Anice
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From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
appearances
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
appeared
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
appointed
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
became
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
came
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
classes
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
co-operation
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From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
curiosity
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
died
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
disappointed
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From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
due
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From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
excitement
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
flurry
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
fulfilment
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From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
girl
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
girls
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
Gradually
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
hopes
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From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
Joan
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
Lowrie
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
meet
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
men
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
mines
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
much
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
natural
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the first visit her place was never vacant.
night
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
oblivious
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
out
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
place
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From this reading After the first visit her place was never vacant.
plan
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From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
pretty
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
school
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
scrutiny
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
slow
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
soon
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
stare
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
tasks
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
timid
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
turn
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From this reading Gradually it became a natural thing for a slow and timid girl to turn to Joan Lowrie for help.
up
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
vacant
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From this reading After the first visit her place was never vacant.
visit
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From this reading After the first visit her place was never vacant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
way
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
whisper
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From this reading The first time that Joan appeared at the night school, the men and girls looked up from their tasks to stare at her, and whisper among themselves; but she was, to all appearances, oblivious of their scrutiny, and the flurry of curiosity and excitement soon died out.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When in due time Anice began to work out her plan of co-operation with her, she was not disappointed in the fulfilment of her hopes.
work
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From this reading On the nights appointed for the classes to meet, she came, did the work allotted to her, and went her way again, pretty much as she did at the mines.
