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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 Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
afford
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
away
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
believed
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
Brancker
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
brother
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But John in a situation and John out of one were two very different people.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
circumstances
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From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But John in a situation and John out of one were two very different people.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
four
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
holiday
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
hundred
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
insist
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
JOHN
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From this reading POOR JOHN!
liked
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
money
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From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
month
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
month's
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
notions
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From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But John in a situation and John out of one were two very different people.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
out
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
people
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From this reading But John in a situation and John out of one were two very different people.
POORnounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading POOR JOHN!
pounds
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
power
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
present
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From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
put
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
salary
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
situation
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
taken
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From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
taking
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From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
three
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
thrifty
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From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
two
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From this reading But John in a situation and John out of one were two very different people.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
up
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From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
very
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From this reading But John in a situation and John out of one were two very different people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But John in a situation and John out of one were two very different people.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Miss Brancker had told her brother that, whether he liked it or no, she should insist on his taking a month's holiday before he even began to look for another situation, and at the time she quite believed in her power to make him to do so.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not as if he could not afford a holiday, for he had between three and four hundred pounds put away, which he had saved up month by month, a little at a time, out of his salary.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have taken a holiday under his present circumstances would, to his thrifty notions, have seemed both a waste of time and a waste of money.
