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alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
aunt
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From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
brief
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
children
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From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
companions
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
contributed
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
extravagant
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
four
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From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
going
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From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
hardly
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
home
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
house
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From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
household
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
husband
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
led
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
marriage
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From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
money
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
off
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From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
ones
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From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
periods
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
said
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From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
sent
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From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
squandered
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
steps
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From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
teaching
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From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
then
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From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
two
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From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
visits
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From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
walls
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From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
WheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Whenever she was alone, she divided her time between them and her teaching.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her husband hardly contributed anything to the household, except during the brief periods that he passed at home, and then the money was squandered in the extravagant life which he led with his companions.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
wretched
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From this reading "One could not take four steps without going through the walls of this wretched little house," he said.
years
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From this reading In the course of the two first years of her marriage she had two children.
young
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From this reading During these visits the "young ones" were sent off to their aunt.
