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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 But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
all
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
always
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
amusement
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
arrange
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
aside
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
aspired
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
big
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
book
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
cast
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
child
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
cloud
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Thy kingdom come."
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
day
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
doing
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
evening
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
face
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
father
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
felt
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
figures
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
gains
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
heaps
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
kingdom
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From this reading "Thy kingdom come."
knee
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
laid
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
like
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
manage
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
money
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
Nelly
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
pence
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
purchase
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
put
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
reckoned
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
rent
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
sadly
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
Saturday
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
seated
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
separate
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
shilling
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
small
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
stock
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
sum
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
sunny
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
there
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
ThydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy kingdom come."
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
up
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
useful
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From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
usual
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
Viner
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
wanted
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From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
week
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From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
week's
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From this reading It was the amusement of Nelly, seated upon his knee, to arrange pence and half pence into little shilling heaps, and separate the sum always laid aside for the rent, and that required to purchase the next week's stock.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But this evening there was a cloud over her sunny face, and she looked sadly at the small amount of money that remained, when she had put aside what was wanted for rent and stock.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The little child felt herself useful in doing this, and aspired to the time when she could manage the big book, and sum up all the figures like father.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE next day was Saturday, on the evening of which Viner, as usual, cast up his accounts, and reckoned his gains during the week.
