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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 Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
abed
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
accepted
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From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
became
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
best
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
bore
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
caused
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
commenced
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
conscious
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
deficiencies
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
doing
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
drudge
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
Early
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
education
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
English
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From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
fault-finding
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
feel
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
forces
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
gave
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From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
girl
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
hidden
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
industry
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
learned
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From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
love
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
made
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
new
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
pleasing
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
position
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From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
read
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From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
remonstrance
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
roof
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
schooling
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From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
scolding
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
servants
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
sheltered
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
slaved
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From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
snug
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
speak
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From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
spirit
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From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
succeeded
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
supply
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
Then
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
there
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
toiled
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From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
tyrants
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
unmurmuringly
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From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
unwearying
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From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
up
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were hidden forces in the girl which caused her to supply, by unwearying industry, the deficiencies of her education.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
willing
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From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She accepted the position unmurmuringly, and slaved and toiled with a willing spirit.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
word
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From this reading Early in the morning, while her tyrants were snug abed, she was up and doing, and though she never succeeded in pleasing them and was conscious that she had done her best, she bore their scolding and fault-finding without a word of remonstrance.
work
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From this reading Then commenced a new life for the girl; she became a drudge, and was made to do servants' work, and to feel that there was no love for her beneath the roof that sheltered her.
write
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From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading They gave her no schooling, and yet she learned to read and write, and to speak good English.
