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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 THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
absorbed
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
accordance
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
always
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
baronial
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
belonged
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
came
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
case
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
describe
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
exactly
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
expression
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
facts
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
family
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
farm
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
father's
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
forefathers
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
going
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
HEIRESS
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From this reading THE HEIRESS OF McGREGOR.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
home
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
house
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
known
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
latter
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
liked
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
lived
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
mansion
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
many
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
Marion
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
McGREGOR
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From this reading THE HEIRESS OF McGREGOR.
more
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEIRESS OF McGREGOR.
other
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
path
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
place
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
progress
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
prosaic
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
school
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
sight
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
slowly
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
sorrowful
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
speaking
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
stern
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
Strictly
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEIRESS OF McGREGOR.
there
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
thoughts
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
true
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
turn
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
up
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
valley
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
view
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
walked
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From this reading THE heiress of McGregor walked slowly up the valley, absorbed in sorrowful thoughts, till a turn of the path brought to her view the baronial mansion of her forefathers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
way
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From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
words
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From this reading In other words, Marion McGregor, going home from school, came in sight of her father's house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The first expression was the way in which Marion would have liked to describe her progress; the latter was more in accordance with the stern, prosaic facts of the case.
years
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From this reading Strictly speaking, it was not exactly true, either, for neither house nor farm belonged to the McGregor family, though they had lived there so many years that the house was always known as the McGregor place.
