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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 With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
all
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
Anice
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
Ashley-Wold
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From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
difficult
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had met with discouragement and disappointment.
discouragement
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From this reading She had met with discouragement and disappointment.
doubt
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
easy
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
entered
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From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
exception
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
expressed
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
fact
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From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
fancied
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
few
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
find
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
friendly
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
imagined
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
Joan
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From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
lift
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
made
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
manner
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
matter
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
met
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From this reading She had met with discouragement and disappointment.
miles
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
more
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
offered
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
others
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From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
places
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From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
Riggan
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From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
some
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From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
stranger
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From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
there
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
Two
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From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
utter
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From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
village
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From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
wagoner
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From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
weeks
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From this reading Two weeks after Joan left Riggan, she entered the village of Ashley-Wold on foot.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At some places work was not to be had, in others the fact that she was an utter stranger went against her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the exception of a few miles here and there, when a friendly wagoner had offered her a lift, she had made all her journey in this manner.
work
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From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had not fancied that it would be an easy matter to find work, though she had expressed no doubt to Anice, but it was even a more difficult matter than she had imagined.
