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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 Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
all
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
arrange
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
become
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From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
cannot
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From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
difficulty
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
expected
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
fairy
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
fifteen
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From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
fortnight
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
fortunate
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
fresh
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
friends
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From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
godpapa
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
going
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
got
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
guess
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
like
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
live
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From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
made
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
management
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
money
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
more
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
only
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
out
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
Paine
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
postponed
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
shillings
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From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
situations
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
solution
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
suddennounUS /sudden/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
suggesting
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
tales
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
talk
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From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
then
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From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
turn
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Mr. Paine, however, postponed the solution of the difficulty by suggesting that I should arrange nothing until I had had a talk with him.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
used
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The question was, what was to become of us?
willing
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From this reading I was willing; though what he had to do with it was more than I could guess; unless, like they used to do in the fairy tales, he was all of a sudden going to turn out to be my fairy godpapa.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With no friends one cannot live long on fifteen shillings.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Even if we got fresh situations in a fortnight it would only be with management that the money could be made to last that time; and, if we did, then we should be more fortunate than I expected to be.
