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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 They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
abruptly
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From this reading After speaking of Reuben Elgar, Mrs. Lessingham passed rather abruptly to what seemed a disconnected subject.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After speaking of Reuben Elgar, Mrs. Lessingham passed rather abruptly to what seemed a disconnected subject.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I should like to find some one to read with her regularly again before long--say Latin and history; there would be no harm in a little mathematics.
AGAINSTprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading PROOF AGAINST ILLUSION An interesting conversation took place one morning between Mrs. Spence and Mrs. Lessingham with regard to Cecily.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading PROOF AGAINST ILLUSION An interesting conversation took place one morning between Mrs. Spence and Mrs. Lessingham with regard to Cecily.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROOF AGAINST ILLUSION An interesting conversation took place one morning between Mrs. Spence and Mrs. Lessingham with regard to Cecily.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should like to find some one to read with her regularly again before long--say Latin and history; there would be no harm in a little mathematics.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
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betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
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Bradshaws
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Cecily
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conversation
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disconnected
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don't
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drive
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Elgar
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find
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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give
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gone
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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
harm
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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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history
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IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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ILLUSION
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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interesting
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it's
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Latin
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Lessingham
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like
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littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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mathematics
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Miriam
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From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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Mrs
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nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After speaking of Reuben Elgar, Mrs. Lessingham passed rather abruptly to what seemed a disconnected subject.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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place
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PROOF
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rather
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read
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regard
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regularly
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Reuben
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say
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After speaking of Reuben Elgar, Mrs. Lessingham passed rather abruptly to what seemed a disconnected subject.
set
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shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
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some
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speaking
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Spence
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studies
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subject
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
there
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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think it's time yet for Cecily to give up her set studies.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think it's time yet for Cecily to give up her set studies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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together
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From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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up
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villa
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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were alone together at the villa; Cecily and Miriam had gone for a drive with the Bradshaws.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After speaking of Reuben Elgar, Mrs. Lessingham passed rather abruptly to what seemed a disconnected subject.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
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yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I don't think it's time yet for Cecily to give up her set studies.
