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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 Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
arrived
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From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
awake
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From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
back
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
chidings
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From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
clinging
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
consigned
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
corridor
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
delight
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From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
Dolores
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From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
door
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
embrace
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From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
fast
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From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
figure
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
Halfpenny
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
held
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From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
HerenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
home
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
kiss
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
late
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From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
Mamma
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
mother
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
Mrs
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
Mysie
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
nurse's
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From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
Oh
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
only
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From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
out
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From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
perfect
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
spite
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From this reading Mysie!’ and in spite of the nurse’s chidings, held her fast in an embrace of delight.
sprang
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
thrown
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
tired
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From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
travellers
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From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They arrived at the same time as Dolores had come, so late that Mysie was tired out, and only half awake.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
white
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From this reading She was consigned to Mrs. Halfpenny after her first kiss, but as she passed along the corridor, a door was thrown back, and a white figure sprang upon her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here were the travellers at home again, and Mysie clinging to her mother, with, ‘Oh, Mamma!’ and a look of perfect rest.
