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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 Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
aloud
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
best
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
book
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
box-seat
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
business
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
call
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
child
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
close-packed
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
coach
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
crossroads
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
Dora
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
drawing
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
driving
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
dull
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
dust
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
dusty
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
Edmund
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
Elwood's
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
emerged
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
enjoyed
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
evening
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
family
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
four
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
glad
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
hackney
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
headachy
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
heard
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
history
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
holiday
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
hours
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
house
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
interest
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From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
interior
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
Italian
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
lasted
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
lessons
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
lighter
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
London
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
Major
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
March
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
met
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
Mr
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
much
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From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
music
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
old
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
parties
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
perhaps
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
persons
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
pictures
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
plays
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
pleasure
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
practising
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
quarters
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
rattle
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
reading
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
ready
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
real
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From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
saw
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
sister-in-law
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
six
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
small
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From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
solid
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From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
some
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
spent
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
stage-coach
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
streets
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
tall
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
there
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From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
thorough
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From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
times
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From this reading Dora would not have enjoyed it half so much if it had not been for the times of real solid thought and interest.
Tired
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
very
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
warm
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
welcome
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From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He went outside, on the box-seat, and she in the dull and close-packed interior, where four persons and one small child had to make the best of their quarters for the six hours that the journey lasted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Edmund, who had business in London, took his sister-in-law there, driving old Major to the crossroads, where they met the stage-coach.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tired, headachy, and dusty with March dust, at last Dora emerged, and was very glad to rattle through the London streets in a hackney coach to Mr Elwood's tall house, where there was a warm welcome ready for her.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But we need not hear of the pictures she saw, nor the music she heard, nor the plays she enjoyed, nor the parties she went to during that thorough holiday--though perhaps some would not call it a holiday, since the morning was spent in lessons in music, drawing, and Italian, in practising these same lessons, and in reading history aloud--the reading of some lighter book being an evening pleasure when the family were alone.
