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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 It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
access
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
acquired
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
afraid
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From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
Anne
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
autumn
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From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
avenues
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
best
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
broad
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
companionship
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
country
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
cure
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
day
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
desirable
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
devotion
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From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
early
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
Edith
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From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
encouraged
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
enjoyed
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
expeditions
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
flagged
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From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
flat
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
generally
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
given
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
habit
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
health
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From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
justice
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
lately
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
lead
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
less
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
Made
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
Majendie
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
much
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
November
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
now
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
owned
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
pedestrian
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
regarding
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
relations
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
restless
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
Saturdays
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
Scale
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
self-questioning
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From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
strain
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From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
Sundays
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
symptom
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Anne, given now to much self-questioning as to their relations, owned, in an access of justice, that she enjoyed these expeditions.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
together
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
trouble
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From this reading Made restless by her trouble, she had acquired this pedestrian habit lately, and Majendie encouraged her in it, regarding it less as a symptom than as a cure.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She had flagged a little in the autumn, and he was afraid that the strain of her devotion to Edith was beginning to tell upon her health.
walked
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From this reading On Saturdays and Sundays they generally walked together, and he did his best to make his companionship desirable.
walking
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From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a fine day, early in November, and Anne was walking alone along one of the broad flat avenues that lead from Scale into the country beyond.
