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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 At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
able
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
afraid
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
all
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
always
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
Amabel
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
any
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
bear
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
care
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
caring
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
constituted
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
contrary
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From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
creatures
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
danger
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
darkness
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
delicate
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From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
didn't
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
differently
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
dreadfully
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
EARLY
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From this reading EARLY RECOLLECTIONS.
exertion
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From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
exposure
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From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
fast
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
fatigue
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
fault
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
friends
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
hardly
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
laughed
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
Leighton
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
loved
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
more
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
only
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
people
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
perhaps
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
reason
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
RECOLLECTIONS
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From this reading EARLY RECOLLECTIONS.
respected
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
rush
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From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
see
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
shrinking
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From this reading Amabel, on the contrary, was delicate in body, shrinking from exertion or exposure.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
strong
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
THERE
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
two
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
well
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From this reading I was always well and strong, able to bear fatigue, and caring nothing for any danger that I could see.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
why
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From this reading THERE could hardly be two people more differently constituted than Amabel Leighton and myself, which is perhaps one reason why we have continued such fast friends all through life.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the same time, I was dreadfully afraid of all the creatures and powers of darkness, and still more afraid of being found fault with or laughed at, not only by people whom I loved and respected, but by those for whom I didn't care a rush.
