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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 When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
arms
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
Aunt
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
awhile
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
Brancker
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
breath
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
cannot
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
care
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
cast
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From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
catch
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
Charlotte
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
child
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From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
chose
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From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
close
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
crossed
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
evidently
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From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
fireplace
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
flinging
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
got
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
greatly
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
Hermia
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
John
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
John's
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
kissed
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
more
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From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
narrative
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
neck
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
now
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From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
off
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From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
OLD
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From this reading THE OLD STORY.
opposite
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
relatives
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
round
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
said
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
sat
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
side
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
speaking
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From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
STORY
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From this reading THE OLD STORY.
tenderly
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD STORY.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
Then
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
twice
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
unknown
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
up
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
very
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From this reading Then she got up, and flinging her arms round John's neck, she kissed him twice very tenderly; then she crossed to the opposite side of the fireplace and did the same to Aunt Charlotte.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They chose to cast me off when I was a child, and they are evidently determined that I shall never know more about them than I do now.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
Whoever
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From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Whoever my unknown relatives may be," she said, with a little catch in her breath, "they cannot care greatly about me.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When John Brancker had brought his narrative to a close, Hermia sat awhile without speaking.
