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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
absence
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From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
address
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From this reading Mimo had not coherently given the address, on the telephone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
all
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
back
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
care
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From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
coherently
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From this reading Mimo had not coherently given the address, on the telephone.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
consternation
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
death
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
disappearance
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
distracted
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From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
doctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No doctor turned up, either.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading No doctor turned up, either.
frantic
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
given
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From this reading Mimo had not coherently given the address, on the telephone.
got
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
grief
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From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
house
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
Just
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
late
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
Mimo
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
Morleys
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
mother's
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No doctor turned up, either.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mimo had not coherently given the address, on the telephone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mimo had not coherently given the address, on the telephone.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
practical
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
prostrate
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
sorrow
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
telegrams
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
telephone
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From this reading Mimo had not coherently given the address, on the telephone.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
things
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From this reading Just after the poor little one was dead frantic telegrams had come from the Morleys, in consternation at his disappearance, and Mimo, quite prostrate in his sorrow, as he had been at her mother's death, had left all practical things to Zara.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
too
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From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
turned
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From this reading No doctor turned up, either.
uncle's
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
up
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From this reading No doctor turned up, either.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had been too distracted with grief to know or care about time, or what they would be thinking of her absence.
Zara
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From this reading It was late in the afternoon when Zara got back to her uncle's house.
