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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 She had fulfilled the promise she had made to herself as a child.
all
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
aspect
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From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
child
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From this reading She had fulfilled the promise she had made to herself as a child.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
concealed
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From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
confront
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
crying
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
discoveries
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From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
DON'T
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From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
face
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
fulfilled
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From this reading She had fulfilled the promise she had made to herself as a child.
GO
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From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
hearing
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
heart
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From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She had fulfilled the promise she had made to herself as a child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
loving
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From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
made
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From this reading She had fulfilled the promise she had made to herself as a child.
marshes
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
modified
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From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
most
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From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
mother
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From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
much
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
others
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From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
out
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
painful
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From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
plover
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
promise
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From this reading She had fulfilled the promise she had made to herself as a child.
restingnounUS /ˈresting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
Rosy
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From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
scarcely
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
search
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From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
seeing
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
sheep
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
simple
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From this reading She had come in search of Rosy, she had found her as simple and loving of heart as she had ever been.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
solitude
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From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
things
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From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
THISdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
wandering
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most painful discoveries she had made had been concealed from her mother until their aspect was modified.
well
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From this reading She looked out over the marshes scarcely seeing the wandering or resting sheep, scarcely hearing the crying plover, because so much seemed to confront her, and she must look it all well in the face.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “DON'T GO ON WITH THIS” Of these things, as of others, she had come to her solitude to think.
