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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 After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
announcing
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
arrival
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
back
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From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
bit
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From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
came
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
changed
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From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
coming
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
content
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From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
description
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
enormous
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
feel
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From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
Frances
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
generously
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
handwriting
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
heart's
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From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
information
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
italicized
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
labor
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
letter
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
love
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From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
loved
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
Mabel
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From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
mentions
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From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
natural
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From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
note
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
old
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From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
others
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
presently
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
rambling
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
safe
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
says
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From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
self
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From this reading She has changed a bit--back to her old natural self: she never mentions him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
some
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
space
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From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
suggestions
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
then
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
there
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
understands
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From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
usual
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
various
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
week
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
welfare
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From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading " ...and we are quite alone," she went on in her enormous handwriting that seemed such a waste of space and labor, "though some others are coming presently, I believe.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading After the note announcing her safe arrival a week of silence passed, and then a letter came; there were various suggestions for my welfare, and the rest was the usual rambling information and description Frances loved, generously italicized.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
work
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From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mabel quite understands, and says she would love to have you when you feel free to come.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could work here to your heart's content.
