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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 A BEQUEST.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
became
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
BEQUEST
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From this reading A BEQUEST.
better
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
bosom
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
child
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
content
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
extinguished
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
farm
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From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
feeble
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
friend
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
grudgingly
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
hand
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
heart
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
ill-humor
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
inheritance
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From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
jealousy
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
Kink's
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From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
learned
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
Mehetabel
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
milk
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
more
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
mother
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
necessary
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
obvious
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
old
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
once
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
out
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
Punch-Bowl
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
Rocliffe
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
Sally
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
Samuel
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From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
sank
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
sight
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
son
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From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
soon
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From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
strong
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This little life stood between her son Samuel and the inheritance of the Kink's farm.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
too
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
upper
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From this reading As Mehetabel became strong, the better feeling towards her in the heart of Sally Rocliffe sank out of sight, and the old ill-humor and jealousy took the upper hand once more.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
well
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Whatever was necessary for the child was done, but done grudgingly, and Mehetabel soon learned that the little being that clung to her, and drew the milk of life from her bosom, was without a friend except herself, in the Punch-Bowl.
woman
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
young
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From this reading It was but too obvious to the young mother that the woman would have been well content had the feeble flame of life in the child been extinguished.
