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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 WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
all
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
allowed
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
always
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
apart
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
approval
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
attended
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
attractive
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
aunt
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
away
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
blade
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
boy
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
boys
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
child
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
childhood
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
clouds
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
coming
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
cousin
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
delight
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
dining-room
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
door
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
Ella
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
family
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
few
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
girls
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
Going
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
grandmother
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
grass
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
happy
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
home
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
hoping
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
interested
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
joy
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
kept
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
many
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
Marian
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
more
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
near
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
never-failing
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
noon-times
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
older
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
only
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
ordinary
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
play
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
played
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
playmates
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
pleasures
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
private
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
put
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
recess
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
Robert
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
scarcely
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
school
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
speak
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From this reading Ella attended a private school near home and was scarcely allowed to speak to Marian.
spite
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
spring-time
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
stay
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
there
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
together
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
TRANSGRESSOR
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
uncle
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
view
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From this reading She had many playmates, but all of them put together were not half so attractive from her point of view as the little cousin who played alone.
walks
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From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
WAY
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
win
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
winter
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Going to school was a never-failing joy because at noon-times and recess there were girls and boys to play with, and the long walks to and from school were always a delight to a child who was interested in everything from a blade of grass to the clouds.
YEAR
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From this reading THE WAY OF THE TRANSGRESSOR A YEAR passed away, in which time Marian was kept more and more outside of the family and more and more apart from all ordinary pleasures of childhood, but in spite of everything she was happy, ever hoping to win the approval of her aunt and uncle.
years
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From this reading One winter morning Ella told Marian behind the dining-room door that her grandmother and Uncle Robert were coming to stay all the spring-time and that Uncle Robert was a little boy only a few years older than Marian.
