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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 Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
age
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
bequeathed
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From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
Burrows
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From this reading Mr. Burrows was gravely disturbed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
cared
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
chaperon
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
child
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From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
costly
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
deftly
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
desirable
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
disturbed
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From this reading Mr. Burrows was gravely disturbed.
dollar
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
doubtless
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
dying
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From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
fees
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
girl
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
gravely
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From this reading Mr. Burrows was gravely disturbed.
guardianship
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From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
hinting
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
influence
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
Lady
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
machinery
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
matter
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From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
mining
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
more
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Burrows was gravely disturbed.
needed
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
pay
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
presently
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
pupil
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
raise
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
reached
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
responsibility
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From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
school
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
seriously
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From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
sister
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From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
Sufficient
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From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
Superintendent
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
taken
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From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
teacher
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
Then
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sufficient had been his responsibility ever since a dying sister bequeathed to him the guardianship of her child.
tuition
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
very
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From this reading At first he had not taken the matter very seriously.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Burrows was gravely disturbed.
well
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From this reading The girl was at school, doubtless being well cared for, but presently, although every dollar he could raise was needed for costly mining machinery, he had to pay her tuition fees.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
wrote
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From this reading Then the Lady Superintendent wrote, hinting deftly that her pupil had reached an age when the chaperon might have a more desirable influence than a teacher.
